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ArticleGeroScience2023

A decade of aging in healthy older adults: longitudinal findings on cerebrovascular and cognitive health.

Ralf W J Weijs, Madelijn H Oudegeest-Sander, Janneke I A Vloet, Maria T E Hopman, Jurgen A H R Claassen, Dick H J Thijssen

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Article in GeroScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Ralf W J WeijsDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4150-7345
Madelijn H Oudegeest-SanderDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Janneke I A VloetDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Maria T E HopmanDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9504-5452
Jurgen A H R ClaassenDepartment of Geriatrics, Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1778-8151
Dick H J ThijssenDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Dick.Thijssen@radboudumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-7707-5567
Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research suggests an association between cerebrovascular health and cognitive decline, but previous work is limited by its cross-sectional nature or short (< 1-2 years) follow-up. Our aim was to examine, across 10 years of follow-up in healthy older adults, changes in cerebrovascular health and their relationship with subjective memory complaints as an early marker of cognitive decline. Between 2008 and 2010, twenty-eight healthy older adults (69 ± 4 years) underwent baseline blood pressure and transcranial Doppler measurements to assess middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv), cerebrovascular resistance index (CVRi), and measures of cerebral autoregulation (CA). After 9-12 years of follow-up, these measurements were repeated, and presence of memory complaints was evaluated. Linear mixed-model analyses explored effects of aging on cerebrovascular parameters and whether memory complaints were associated with cerebrovascular changes. Across a median follow-up of 10.9 years, no changes in MCAv, CVRi, or CA were found. At baseline, these parameters were not different between subjects with (n = 15) versus without (n = 13) memory complaints. During follow-up, subjects with memory complaints showed larger decreases in MCAv (- 10% versus + 9%, P = 0.041) and increases in CVRi (+ 26% versus - 9%, P = 0.029) compared to other peers without memory complaints, but no distinct changes in CA parameters (P > 0.05). Although a decade of aging does not lead to deterioration in cerebral blood flow or autoregulation, our findings suggest that reductions in cerebral blood flow and increases in cerebrovascular resistance are associated with early subjective cognitive decline.

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AgingCognitionAgedBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureCross-Sectional StudiesHumansAgedBrain blood flowCognitionDementiaLongevityLongitudinal studies

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PMID37052769
PMCPMC10651595
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