Open AccessAssociation Between Microinfarcts and Blood Pressure Trajectories
Author(s) -
Jonathan GraffRadford,
Mekala R. Raman,
Alejandro A. Rabinstein,
Scott A. Przybelski,
Timothy G. Lesnick,
Bradley F. Boeve,
Melissa E. Murray,
Dennis W. Dickson,
R. Ross Reichard,
Joseph E. Parisi,
David S. Knopman,
Ronald C. Petersen,
Clifford R. Jack,
Kejal Kantarci
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3392
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , logistic regression , cohort , blood pressure , population , cohort study , environmental health
Cerebral microinfarcts are associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment and may have different risk factors than macroinfarcts. Subcortical microinfarcts are associated with declining blood pressure (BP) in elderly individuals.
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