Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Small Vessel Disease Irrespective of Blood Pressure in Stroke-Free Individuals.
Tomo MiyagiAkio IshidaTomoko ShinzatoYusuke OhyaPublished in: Stroke (2023)
Individuals with a high baPWV had a higher prevalence of CSVD, independent of BP status. Higher arterial stiffness is likely to be a more important risk factor for CSVD than BP status in stroke-free individuals.