Aortic stiffness and hypotension episodes are associated with impaired cognitive function in older subjects with subjective complaints of memory loss

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 371-377

  Scuteri, Angelo ^a   Tesauro, Manfredi ^b   Guglini, Letizia ^b   Lauro, Davide ^b   Fini, Massimo ^a   Di Daniele, Nicola ^b  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Cognitive function; Hypotension; Older subjects; Pulse wave velocity; White matter lesion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE MATTER LESION;

AORTIC STIFFNESS; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; HYPOTENSION; OLDER SUBJECTS; PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; WHITE MATTER LESION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84887995912     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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