Consistency of associations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with white matter hyperintensities: A meta-analysis.

Imogen WilkinsonAlastair John Stewart Webb

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2021)

A standard deviation increase in SBP is associated with 10% of a standard deviation increase in WMHV, providing the current best estimate of the potential reduction in progression of white matter hyperintensities expected with good control of blood pressure.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
white matter
hypertensive patients
multiple sclerosis
heart rate
left ventricular
blood glucose
heart failure
adipose tissue
risk assessment
weight loss
ejection fraction