Longitudinal study of blood pressure and white matter hyperintensities

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Authors

Carole Dufouil · Hôpital Saint-Jacques

A. De Kersaint-Gilly · Hôpital Saint-Jacques

Véronique Besançon · Hôpital Saint-Jacques

C.D.P. Levy · Hôpital Saint-Jacques

E. Auffray · Hôpital Saint-Jacques

L. Brunnereau · Hôpital Saint-Jacques

Annick Alpérovitch ·

Abstract

Hypertension is a major risk factor for severe WMH. Subjects taking antihypertensive drugs and who have controlled blood pressure had a reduced risk of severe WMH. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate whether reduction of the development of WMH, by treatment and prevention of hypertension, might reduce the subsequent risk of cognitive deterioration or stroke.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 56, Issue 7, pp. 921-926

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.7.921

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