2024
White matter hyperintensity on MRI and plasma Aβ42/40 ratio additively increase the risk of cognitive impairment in hypertensive adults
de Havenon A, Gottesman R, Willamson J, Rost N, Sharma R, Li V, Littig L, Stulberg E, Falcone G, Prabhakaran S, Schneider A, Sheth K, Pajewski N, Brickman A. White matter hyperintensity on MRI and plasma Aβ42/40 ratio additively increase the risk of cognitive impairment in hypertensive adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: 6810-6819. PMID: 39229896, PMCID: PMC11485393, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of cognitive impairmentYears of follow-upCognitive impairmentExposure categoriesHigh-risk categoryWhite matter hyperintensitySystolic Blood Pressure Intervention TrialRates of cognitive impairmentSPRINT-MIND trialDementia preventionFollow-upLow-risk categoryMIND trialAdditional risk factorsDevelopment of cognitive impairmentIntervention trialsHypertensive adultsHazard ratioRisk factorsHigh riskLow riskVascular healthTertileRiskImpairment
2021
Increased Blood Pressure Variability and the Risk of Probable Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SPRINT MIND Trial
de Havenon A, Anadani M, Prabhakaran S, Wong K, Yaghi S, Rost N. Increased Blood Pressure Variability and the Risk of Probable Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SPRINT MIND Trial. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022206. PMID: 34533059, PMCID: PMC8649507, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure controlBlood pressure variabilityMild cognitive impairmentCognitive impairmentProbable dementiaMIND trialBlood pressurePressure variabilityExcellent blood pressure controlPressure controlSuboptimal blood pressure controlSystolic blood pressure variabilityCox proportional hazards modelRisk of dementiaBlood pressure measurementsProportional hazards modelRate of dementiaPost Hoc AnalysisLowest tertileHighest tertilePrimary outcomeCardiovascular diseaseHoc AnalysisCox modelHazards model