P87 CEREBROVASCULAR REACTIVITY DURING COGNITIVE ACTIVATION IN ADULTS WITH CONTROLLED HYPERTENSION

Hypertension, even when pharmaceutically controlled, may accelerate arterial stiffening and impair changes in blood flow necessary to support neural activity (neurovascular coupling [NVC]). Optimal NVC requires continuous, non-pulsatile flow, which is partially determined by extra- and intra-cranial...

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Main Authors: Wesley Lefferts, Jacob DeBlois, Tiago Barreira, Kevin Heffernan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2018-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930088/view