New insights into cerebrovascular pathophysiology and hypertension

AJS Webb, DJ Werring - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Despite advances in acute management and prevention of cerebrovascular disease, stroke
and vascular cognitive impairment together remain the world's leading cause of death and …

Vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in neurodegeneration

G Hayes, J Pinto, SN Sparks, C Wang, S Suri… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the key moderators of cerebrovascular dynamics
in response to the brain's oxygen and nutrient demands. Crucially, VSMCs may provide a …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the association between dementia risk factors and cerebrovascular reactivity

C Wang, G Reid, CE Mackay, G Hayes, DP Bulte… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cumulative evidence suggests that impaired cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), a regulatory
response critical for maintaining neuronal health, is amongst the earliest pathological …

Imaging the neurovascular unit in health and neurodegeneration: a scoping review of interdependencies between MRI measures

E Rowsthorn, W Pham, MR Nazem-Zadeh… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2023 - Springer
The neurovascular unit (NVU) is a complex structure that facilitates nutrient delivery and
metabolic waste clearance, forms the blood–brain barrier (BBB), and supports fluid …

Associations of cerebrovascular regulation and arterial stiffness with cerebral small vessel disease: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

BC Scheuermann, SK Parr, KM Schulze… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is a major contributing factor to ischemic
stroke and dementia. However, the vascular pathologies of cSVD remain inconclusive. The …

Cognitive impairment in cerebral small vessel disease induced by hypertension

W Wei, D Ma, L Li, L Zhang - Neural Regeneration Research, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Hypertension is a primary risk factor for the progression of cognitive impairment caused by
cerebral small vessel disease, the most common cerebrovascular disease. However, the …

Contrast‐agent‐free state‐of‐the‐art MRI on cerebral small vessel disease—part 1. ASL, IVIM, and CVR

AM Paschoal, KF Secchinatto, PHR da Silva… - NMR in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD), a common cause of stroke and dementia, is
traditionally considered the small vessel equivalent of large artery occlusion or rupture that …

Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Population-Based Research: What are We Looking at-and What not?

SS Mooldijk, MA Ikram - Aging and Disease, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is considered as one of the main causes of cognitive
decline and dementia. However, despite extensive research, the pathogenesis of CSVD and …

Non‐APOE variants predominately expressed in smooth muscle cells contribute to the influence of Alzheimer's disease genetic risk on white matter hyperintensities

HL Chandler, J Wheeler, V Escott‐Price… - Alzheimer's & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION White matter hyperintensity volumes (WMHVs) are disproportionally
prevalent in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD), potentially reflecting neurovascular …

Higher Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden in Patients With Small Intracerebral Hemorrhage

ZJ Wang, R Zhao, X Hu, WS Yang, L Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To investigate the association between cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) and
hematoma volume in primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods Patients from a …