Observational study shows elevated ambulatory blood pressure correlates with total cerebral small vessel disease burden in lacunar stroke, highlighting cumulative brain damage.
We found a positive association of ambulatory BP levels with total burden of cSVD on brain MRI. With increasing BP levels, there is a piling up of damage in the brain. We suggest that further cSVD studies also consider viewing the total burden in addition to each of the MRI markers separately.
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