Abstract 9301: The Association of Pulse Pressure With Brain Structure and Function in Healthy Individuals

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 144; no. Suppl_1; p. A9301
• Main Authors: Schumann, Andy, de la Cruz, Feliberto, Baer, Karl-Juergen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 16.11.2021

IntroductionHypertension is associated to changes of structural and functional brain networks that lead to impairment of cognitive performance. Recently, pulse pressure (PP) has been suggested as cardiovascular risk factor in hypertension. HypothesisIn this study, we tested whether elevated PP is ac...