Contributions of neuroimaging to the knowledge of the relationship between arterial hypertension and cognitive decline

Pedro Armario^{1

2

3}, Manuel Gómez-Choco^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Vascular Risk Area, Complex Hospitalari Universitari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. parmario@csi.cat.
² University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. parmario@csi.cat.
³ Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain. parmario@csi.cat.
⁴ Vascular Risk Area, Complex Hospitalari Universitari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.

Editorial

Pedro Armario et al. Hypertens Res. 2023 May.

. 2023 May;46(5):1344-1346.

doi: 10.1038/s41440-023-01246-6. Epub 2023 Mar 8.

Pedro Armario^{1

2

3}, Manuel Gómez-Choco^{4

5

6}

¹ Vascular Risk Area, Complex Hospitalari Universitari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. parmario@csi.cat.
² University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. parmario@csi.cat.
³ Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain. parmario@csi.cat.
⁴ Vascular Risk Area, Complex Hospitalari Universitari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Neurology Department, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.

No abstract available

Keywords: Blood–brain barrier dysfunction; Cerebral small vessel disease; Cognitive decline; Hypertension; Neuroimaging.

Comment on

Alterations in regional homogeneity and functional connectivity associated with cognitive impairment in patients with hypertension: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Liao D, Guo ZP, Tang LR, Gao Y, Zhang ZQ, Yang MH, Wang RP, Liu CH. Liao D, et al. Hypertens Res. 2023 May;46(5):1311-1325. doi: 10.1038/s41440-023-01168-3. Epub 2023 Jan 23. Hypertens Res. 2023. PMID: 36690806

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