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Association of Blood Pressure and Cognition after Stroke
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Association of Blood Pressure and Cognition after Stroke

Deborah A. Levine, Andrzej T. Galecki, Dolorence Okullo, Emily M. Briceño, Mohammed U. Kabeto, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Kenneth M. Langa, Bruno Giordani, Robert Brook, Brisa N. Sanchez, …
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, v 29(7), 104754
Jul 2020
PMID: 32370925
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934908View
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Abstract

blood pressure cognition ethnic groups Stroke treatment
Background and Aim: It is unclear whether blood pressure (BP) is associated with cognition after stroke. We examined associations between systolic and diastolic BP (SBP, DBP), pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and cognition, each measured 90 days after stroke. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of prospectively obtained data of 432 dementia-free subjects greater than or equal to 45 (median age, 66; 45% female) with stroke (92% ischemic; median NIH stroke score, 3 [IQR, 2-6]) from the population-based Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project in 2011-2013. Primary outcome: Modified Mini-Mental Status Examination (3MSE; range, 0-100). Secondary outcomes: Animal Fluency Test (AFT; range, 0-10) and Trail Making Tests A and B (number of correct items [range, 0-25]/completion time [Trails A: 0-180 seconds; Trails B: 0-300 second]). Linear or tobit regression adjusted associations for age, education, and race/ethnicity as well as variables significantly associated with BP and cognition. Results: Higher SBP, lower DBP, higher PP, and lower MAP each were associated with worse cognitive performance for all 4 tests (all P < .001). After adjusting for patient factors, no BP measures were associated with any of the 4 tests (all P > .05). Lower cognitive performance was associated with older age, less education, Mexican American ethnicity, diabetes, higher stroke severity, more depressive symptoms, and lower BMI. Among survivors with hypertension, anti-hypertensive medication use 90 days after stroke was significantly associated with higher AFT scores (P = .02) but not other tests (P > .15). Conclusions: Stroke survivors’ BP levels were not associated with cognitive performance at 90 days independent of sociodemographic and clinical factors.

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