Hypertension is the Main Vascular Risk Factor for Cognitive Impairment, Microvascular Pathology and Brain Atrophy in Alzheimer’s Disease
Although hypertension is the main risk factor for cerebrovascular disease, contrary to our expectation, hypertension is common in typical AD than the mixed subtype, and this association is driven by the hitherto unsuspected contribution of microvascular pathology to cognitive impairment in typical AD.
Authors
- Jennifer M.J. Waymont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-7132)
- Peter Bentham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6443-3353)
- C. Wischik
- Helen Shiells
- Roger T. Staff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-8673)
- B. Schelter
- Shailendra Mohan Tripathi
- Alison D. Murrray
Institutions
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- King George's Medical University (IN)
- TauRx (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Alzheimer Research
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/0115672050399596251106033110
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00