Risk factors for vascular dementia: Hypotension as a key point

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 395-402

  Moretti, Rita ^a   Torre, Paola ^a   Antonello, Rodolfo M ^a   Manganaro, Davide ^a   Vilotti, Cristina ^a   Pizzolato, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Hypotension; Low blood pressure; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; EPISTIGMINE; MUSCARINIC M5 RECEPTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSAUTONOMIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGE FACTORS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 44049084252     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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