Impact of arterial stiffness on cerebrovascular function: a review of evidence from humans and preclinical models

EH Reeve, JN Barnes, ME Moir… - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
With advancing age, the cerebral vasculature becomes dysfunctional, and this dysfunction is
associated with cognitive decline. However, the initiating cause of these age-related …

Age-associated increases in middle cerebral artery pulsatility differ between men and women

WK Lefferts, KS Reed, RE Rosonke… - American Journal …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mechanisms underlying sex differences in brain aging remain unclear but may relate to
changes in cerebral pulsatile blood flow. Sex differences in the stiffening of the large arteries …

Effects of aerobic exercise training on cerebral pulsatile hemodynamics in middle-aged adults with elevated blood pressure/stage 1 hypertension

KS Reed, AM Frescoln, Q Keleher… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Mechanisms behind the protective effects of aerobic exercise on brain health remain elusive
but may be vascular in origin and relate to cerebral pulsatility. This pilot study investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular function in women: when studying perimenopause is peri important

LE DuBose, WK Lefferts - Experimental physiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The menopause transition is a time of accelerated cardiovascular aging and increased
susceptibility to chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Growing data …

[HTML][HTML] Acute Effects of a Maximal Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test on Cardiac Hemodynamic and Cerebrovascular Response and Their Relationship with Cognitive …

F Besnier, C Gagnon, M Monnet, O Dupuy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are prevalent in individuals with type 2
diabetes (T2D). Among people with T2D aged over 70 years, up to 45% might have …

Determinants of cerebral blood flow and arterial transit time in healthy older adults

J Feron, K Segaert, F Rahman, SH Fosstveit, KE Joyce… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and arterial transit time (ATT), markers of brain vascular health,
worsen with age. The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify modifiable …