Twenty-Four-Hour Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With Lower Cognitive Performance in Young Women With a Recent History of Preeclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with a history of preeclampsia (hxPE) exhibit sustained arterial stiffness and elevated blood pressure postpartum. Aortic stiffness and 24-hour blood pressure variability (BPV) are associated with age-related cognitive decline. Although hxPE is related to altered cognitive function, the association between aortic stiffness and BPV with cognitive performance in young women with hxPE has not been investigated. The objectives of this study were to (i) test whether cognitive performance is lower in young women with hxPE and (ii) determine whether aortic stiffness and BPV are associated with cognitive performance independent of 24-hour average blood pressure.

Methods

Women with hxPE (N = 23) and healthy pregnancy controls (N = 38) were enrolled 1-3 years postpart

SUBMITTER: Nuckols VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8643581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature