Pulse Wave Velocity Is Associated With Greater Risk of Dementia in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients

• Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 1109 - 1116
• Main Authors: Rouch, Laure, Cestac, Philippe, Sallerin, Brigitte, Andrieu, Sandrine, Bailly, Henri, Beunardeau, Maëlle, Cohen, Adrien, Dubail, Delphine, Hernandorena, Intza, Seux, Marie-Laure, Vidal, Jean-Sébastien, Hanon, Olivier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Heart Association, Inc 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Carotid Arteries - physiopathology; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Cognitive Dysfunction - complications; Cognitive Dysfunction - physiopathology; Dementia - complications; Dementia - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pulse Wave Analysis; Ultrasonography; blood pressure; dementia; risk; vascular stiffness; patients; pulse wave analysis
• ISSN: 0194-911X; 1524-4563; 1524-4563
• DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11443

To investigate the association between pulse wave velocity, intima-media thickness, carotid artery diameter, carotid plaques, and conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. Three hundred and seventy-five elderly ambulatory subjects with mild cognitive impairment were followed yearly to e...