Arterial stiffness and progression of cerebral white matter hyperintensities in patients with type 2 diabetes and matched controls: a 5-year cohort study.

Kristian Løkke FunckEsben LaugesenPernille HøyemBrian Stausbøl-GrønWon Y KimLeif ØstergaardDora GrauballeTroels K HansenChristian S BuhlPer L Poulsen

Published in: Diabetology & metabolic syndrome (2021)

PWV is associated with cWMH progression in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic controls. Our results indicate that arterial stiffness may be involved early in the pathophysiology leading to cerebrovascular diseases.

Keyphrases

white matter
blood pressure
type diabetes
subarachnoid hemorrhage
brain injury
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier