HIPPOCAMPUS VOLUMETRY AND VASCULAR DAMAGE IN A COHORT OF OLDER PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION

Objective: Hypertension has been considered as a modifiable risk factor associated with the development of dementia. Various indices of micro- and macro-circulation have been correlated with progressive Alzheimer's disease, but little is known about their association with hippocampal atrophy, especially in the early stages of the disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between hippocampal volume (HV) and cardiovascular...