Twenty-Four-Hour Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With Lower Cognitive Performance in Young Women With a Recent History of Preeclampsia

• Published in: American journal of hypertension Vol. 34; no. 12; pp. 1291 - 1299
• Main Authors: Nuckols, Virginia R, Stroud, Amy K, Hueser, Jared F, Brandt, Debra S, DuBose, Lyndsey E, Santillan, Donna A, Santillan, Mark K, Pierce, Gary L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Cognition - physiology; Female; Humans; Original Contributions; Pre-Eclampsia - diagnosis; Pregnancy; Pulse Wave Analysis; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; blood pressure; pregnancy/preeclampsia; postpartum; pulse wave velocity; hypertension

Abstract Background Women with a history of preeclampsia (hxPE) exhibit sustained arterial stiffness and elevated blood pressure postpartum. Aortic stiffness and 24-hour blood pressure variability (BPV) are associated with age-related cognitive decline. Although hxPE is related to altered cognitive...