Association between diet quality indices and arterial stiffness in youth with type 1 diabetes: SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Nutrition Ancillary Study
December 20, 2020Carotid Stiffness, Intima–Media Thickness and Aortic Augmentation Index Among Adults with SARS-CoV-2
April 26, 2021Associations Between Arterial Stiffening and Brain Structure, Perfusion, and Cognition in the Whitehall II Imaging Sub-study: A Retrospective Cohort Study
A group at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging led by Sana Suri examined the association between aortic stiffening and brain structure and cognition on 542 participants. The study found that arterial stiffening in mid-to-late life is associated with poor brain white matter integrity and reduced cerebral blood flow, leading to cognitive decline and dementia. The findings suggest that progressive increases in aortic stiffening over a 4-year period can have negative effects on cerebral and cognitive outcomes in later life.