Association of vascular risk factors with brain structure and function

Background: Vascular risk factors have been associated with brain aging. We aimed to determine the associations between blood pressure (BP), atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness and microvascular damage with both structural and functional measures of the brain.

Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chloe Park, Therese Tillin, Robert Stewart, Nish Chaturvedi, Alun Hughes Source Type: research