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ArticleCerebral circulation - cognition and behavior2024

Under pressure: A systematic review of the association between blood pressure variability with depression and anxiety.

Yuvthi Lutchman, Rajiv Mahajan, Suzanne M Cosh, Katie Harris, Christophe Tzourio, Phillip J Tully

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Article in Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Association Between Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression and Blood Pressure Variability in Older Outpatients.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026
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  2. Clinical Associations and Possible Risk Factors for Affective Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Impairment.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2026
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  3. Resting beat-to-beat blood pressure variability is preserved in young adults with major depressive disorder.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2025
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6 authors.

Yuvthi LutchmanSchool of Psychology, The University of New England, Australia.
Rajiv MahajanAdelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
Suzanne M CoshSchool of Psychology, The University of New England, Australia.
Katie HarrisThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Christophe TzourioUniv. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, U1219, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
Phillip J TullySchool of Psychology, The University of New England, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood pressure variability (BPV) impacts brain health by influencing brain structure and cerebrovascular pathologies, though the mechanisms are poorly understood. Changes in the cerebrovasculature may lead to late-onset depression, cognitive impairment, and dementia, however the relationship between BPV with depression and anxiety remains unclear, due to methodological differences and inconsistencies in past research. This review aims to clarify the association between BPV with depression and anxiety in adults to inform understandings of the mechanisms implicating BPV in cognitive health. A systematic search from inception through to January 2024 was performed on Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Studies that assessed BPV quantified by beat-to-beat, 24-hour, or visit-to-visit were eligible if the standardised assessment of depression and/or anxiety were reported as a linear association, or mean differences across control and affect groups. A total of 14 articles reporting on 13 samples and

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AnxietyBlood pressure variabilityCerebrovascular diseaseCognitive healthDementiaDepressionHypertension

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PMCPMC11225212

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