Differential Associations of Diastolic and Systolic Pressures With Cerebral Measures in Older Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment

BACKGROUND Reports on the relative importance of the diastolic and systolic blood pressures (DBP and SBP) in age-related cognitive decline are mixed. Investigating the relation between DBP/SBP and functional and structural brain changes could elucidate which of the 2 measures is more critically important for brain function and, consequently, cognitive impairment.