Vascular Structure and Function Is Correlated to Cognitive Performance and White Matter Hyperintensities in Older Hypertensive Patients With Subjective Memory Complaints

Kearney‐Schwartz, Anna; Rossignol, Patrick; Bracard, Serge; Felblinger, Jacques; Fay, Renaud; Boivin, Jean‐Marc; Lecompte, Thomas; Lacolley, Patrick; Bénétos, Athanase; Zannad, Faı̈ez

doi:10.1161/strokeaha.108.532853

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Vascular Structure and Function Is Correlated to Cognitive Performance and White Matter Hyperintensities in Older Hypertensive Patients With Subjective Memory Complaints

Published in Stroke • Feb 26, 2009

Authors:

Anna Kearney‐Schwartz

Patrick Rossignol

Serge Bracard

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Arterial stiffening and thickening and endothelial dysfunction may be associated with cognitive decline or white matter hyperintensities (WMH) independently of blood pressure level. We aimed to investigate, using an integrative approach, the relative contributions of structur...

Subject

Medicine

Hyperintensity

Leukoaraiosis

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