A functional connectome signature of blood pressure in >30 000 participants from the UK biobank.
Jiang R, Calhoun VD, Noble S, Sui J, Liang Q, Qi S, Scheinost D. A functional connectome signature of blood pressure in >30 000 participants from the UK biobank. Cardiovascular Research 2022, 119: 1427-1440. PMID: 35875865, PMCID: PMC10262183, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureBP levelsSystolic/diastolic blood pressurePrevalent modifiable risk factorFunctional connectivityMeaningful blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureElevated blood pressureModifiable risk factorsBody mass indexWhole-brain functional connectivityCentral autonomic networkAnterior cingulate cortexAntihypertensive medicationsMass indexMultiple confoundersPulse pressureRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseIrreversible structural damageMedicated participantsMedication statusCingulate cortexCognitive declineAlzheimer's disease