Abstract
Arterial aging, characterized by arterial stiffening that is clinically evaluable as aortic pulse wave velocity, is risky for CV events, disability, and loss of cognitive function. Today the only adopted strategy to decrease arterial aging/ arterial stiffness is represented by decreasing BP. Selective antihypertensive drug classes (calcium channel blockers, converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists) showed a beneficial effect on the arterial wall and on both large and small arteries over and above the reduction in BP levels. Still, the lower the better paradigm seems only to expose older subjects to higher rate of side effects, that via hypotension result in even transient organ hypoperfusion. This vicious circle may be particularly detrimental for cerebral district and, thus, for cognitive impairment onset and progression until dementia.
Keywords: Arterial aging, pulse wave velocity, hypertension treatment, hypotension, cognitive impairment
Current Vascular Pharmacology
Title:Decreasing Arterial Aging by Controlling Blood Pressure Levels and Hypertension: A Step Forward
Volume: 10 Issue: 6
Author(s): Angelo Scuteri and Pedro Guimaraes Cunha
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Keywords: Arterial aging, pulse wave velocity, hypertension treatment, hypotension, cognitive impairment
Abstract: Arterial aging, characterized by arterial stiffening that is clinically evaluable as aortic pulse wave velocity, is risky for CV events, disability, and loss of cognitive function. Today the only adopted strategy to decrease arterial aging/ arterial stiffness is represented by decreasing BP. Selective antihypertensive drug classes (calcium channel blockers, converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists) showed a beneficial effect on the arterial wall and on both large and small arteries over and above the reduction in BP levels. Still, the lower the better paradigm seems only to expose older subjects to higher rate of side effects, that via hypotension result in even transient organ hypoperfusion. This vicious circle may be particularly detrimental for cerebral district and, thus, for cognitive impairment onset and progression until dementia.
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Scuteri Angelo and Guimaraes Cunha Pedro, Decreasing Arterial Aging by Controlling Blood Pressure Levels and Hypertension: A Step Forward, Current Vascular Pharmacology 2012; 10 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016112803520954
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016112803520954 |
Print ISSN 1570-1611 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6212 |
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