The impact of hypertension on cerebral perfusion and cortical thickness in older adults
| Autor: | Ronald A. Cohen, Athena Poppas, Michael L. Alosco, John Gunstad, Gretel Terrero, Lawrence H. Sweet, Donald R. Labbe, Uraina S. Clark, Hannah Riskin-Jones, Edward G. Walsh, Xiaomeng Xu, Nicolette F. Schwarz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Blood Pressure Perfusion scanning Cerebral autoregulation Article Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine Humans Cerebral perfusion pressure Aged Cerebral Cortex medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Dementia Vascular Parietal lobe Magnetic resonance imaging Middle Aged Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery Blood pressure medicine.anatomical_structure Cerebral blood flow Regional Blood Flow Cerebral cortex Cerebrovascular Circulation Hypertension Disease Progression Cardiology Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 8:561-570 |
| ISSN: | 1933-1711 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jash.2014.04.002 |
| Popis: | Hypertension may increase risk for dementia possibly because of its association with decreased cortical thickness. Disturbed cerebral autoregulation is one plausible mechanism by which hypertension impacts the cerebral structure, but the associations among hypertension, brain perfusion, and cortical thickness are poorly understood. The current sample consisted of 58 older adults with varying levels of vascular disease. Diagnostic history of hypertension and antihypertensive medication status was ascertained through self-report, and when available, confirmed by medical record review. All participants underwent arterial spin labeling and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to quantify total and regional cortical perfusion and thickness. Analysis of covariance adjusting for medical variables showed that participants with hypertension exhibited reduced temporal and occipital brain perfusion and total and regional cortical thickness relative to those without hypertension. The effects of hypertension on total brain perfusion remained unchanged even after adjustment for age, although no such pattern emerged for cortical thickness. Decreased total brain perfusion predicted reduced thickness of the total brain and of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobe cortices. Antihypertensive treatment was not associated with total cerebral perfusion or cortical thickness. This study provides initial evidence for the adverse effects of a diagnostic history of hypertension on brain hypoperfusion and reduced cortical thickness. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate the role of hypertension and its interaction with other contributing factors (eg, age) in the manifestation of cerebral hypoperfusion and reduced cortical thickness. |
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