Carotid Artery Stiffness Correlates with Age-Related Damage and Dysfunction in the Brain

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/12/carotid-artery-stiffness-correlates-with-age-related-damage-and-dysfunction-in-the-brain/

Researchers here note the clear correlation between a measure of arterial stiffness and various assessments of damage and dysfunction to the brain. Arterial stiffness leads to hypertension via its disruption of the feedback systems needed to control blood pressure. That in turn leads to pressure damage to delicate tissues, such as those of the brain. It is associated with dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier, allowing leakage of normally restricted cells and molecules that provoke inflammation in brain tissues, as well as other vascular issues that cause harm to the brain.

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