Long-term hemodynamic changes and blood pressure in atherosclerotic major cerebral artery disease

• Published in: Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 324 - 331
• Main Authors: Yamauchi, Hiroshi, Kagawa, Shinya, Takahashi, Masaaki, Higashi, Tatsuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Blood Pressure; Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Artery Diseases - physiopathology; Cerebral Arterial Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Arterial Diseases - physiopathology; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intracranial Arteriosclerosis - diagnostic imaging; Intracranial Arteriosclerosis - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Positron-Emission Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; positron-emission tomography; blood pressure; cerebral blood flow; Carotid artery disease; middle cerebral artery disease

In patients with major cerebral artery disease, lower blood pressure might reduce blood flow in the collateral pathways, thereby impairing the growth of cerebral collaterals, inhibiting hemodynamic improvement. We evaluated the hemodynamic status twice using positron emission tomography and 15O-gas,...