Cognitive Impairment Is Related to Increased Arterial Stiffness and Microvascular Damage in Patients With Never-Treated Essential Hypertension

Abstract

Impaired cognitive function is associated with increased large artery stiffness and microalbumin excretion in newly diagnosed, untreated hypertensive patients. These findings support the hypothesis that cognitive impairment induced by impaired microcirculation is linked to large artery stiffness and microvascular damage.