Pulse Wave Velocity and Cognitive Decline in Elders The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 388 - 393
• Main Authors: Zeki Al Hazzouri, Adina, Newman, Anne B., Simonsick, Eleanor, Sink, Kaycee M., Sutton Tyrrell, Kim, Watson, Nora, Satterfield, Suzanne, Harris, Tamara, Yaffe, Kristine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.02.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - physiology; Aging - psychology; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Body Composition - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Cognition Disorders - physiopathology; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Cohort Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Status; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical sciences; Neurology; Neuropsychological Tests; Population Surveillance - methods; Prospective Studies; Pulse Wave Analysis - methods; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Hypertension; arterial stiffness; Stroke; Nervous system diseases; Senescence; Cognitive disorder; Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology; Body composition; Cerebral disorder; Vascular disease; Central nervous system disease; cognitive impairment; Cerebrovascular disease

Arterial stiffness is a measure of subclinical cardiovascular disease and increases with age. This study examines the association between arterial stiffness and cognitive decline in a cohort of older adults. A total of 2488 subjects with baseline measure of arterial stiffness (mean age, 74.2 years;...