Blood Pressure and Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Overview

Journal Stroke

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Neurology

Date 2022 Mar 10

PMID 35264009

Authors

Deborah A Levine

Mellanie V Springer

Amy Brodtmann

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Abstract

High blood pressure (BP) is detrimental to brain health. High BP contributes to cognitive impairment and dementia through pathways independent of clinical stroke. Emerging evidence shows that the deleterious effect of high BP on cognition occurs across the life span, increasing the risk for early-onset and late-life dementia. The term vascular cognitive impairment includes cognitive disorders associated with cerebrovascular disease, regardless of the pathogenesis. This focused report is a narrative review that aims to summarize the epidemiology of BP and vascular cognitive impairment, including differences by sex, race, and ethnicity, as well as the management and reversibility of BP and vascular cognitive impairment. It also discusses knowledge gaps and future directions.

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