Batool Rizvi, Patrick J Lao, Mithra Sathishkumar, Lisa Taylor, Nazek Queder, Liv McMillan, Natalie Edwards, David B Keator, Eric Doran, Christy Hom, Dana Nguyen, H Diana Rosas, Florence Lai, Nicole Schupf, Jose Gutierrez, Wayne Silverman, Ira T Lott, Mark Mapstone, Donna M Wilcock, Elizabeth Head, Michael A Yassa, Adam M Brickman
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are less likely to have hypertension than neurotypical adults. However, whether blood pressure measures are associated with brain health and clinical outcomes in this population has not been studied in detail. Here, we assessed whether pulse pressure is associated with markers of cerebrovascular disease, entorhinal cortical atrophy, and diagnosis of dementia in adults with DS. Participants with DS from the Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome study (ADDS; n=195, age=50...
October 26, 2023: medRxiv