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Life‐course blood pressure in relation to brain volumes
Author(s) -
Power Melinda C.,
Schneider Andrea L.C.,
Wruck Lisa,
Griswold Michael,
Coker Laura H.,
Alonso Alvaro,
Jack Clifford R.,
Knopman David,
Mosley Thomas H.,
Gottesman Rebecca F.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.03.012
Subject(s) - blood pressure , neuroimaging , neurocognitive , medicine , pulse pressure , cardiology , hippocampus , cognition , psychiatry
The impact of blood pressure on brain volumes may be time‐dependent or pattern‐dependent. Methods Of 1678 participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study, we quantified the association between measures and patterns of blood pressure over three time points (∼24 or ∼15 years prior and concurrent with neuroimaging) with late life brain volumes. Results Higher diastolic blood pressure ∼24 years prior, higher systolic and pulse pressure ∼15 years prior, and consistently elevated or rising systolic blood pressure from ∼15 years prior to concurrent with neuroimaging, but not blood pressures measured concurrent with neuroimaging, were associated with smaller volumes. The pattern of hypertension ∼15 years prior and hypotension concurrent with neuroimaging was associated with smaller volumes in regions preferentially affected by Alzheimer's disease (e.g., hippocampus: −0.27 standard units, 95% CI: −0.51, −0.03). Discussion Hypertension 15 to 24 years prior is relevant to current brain volumes. Hypertension followed by hypotension appears particularly detrimental.