Abstract MP15: Arterial Hypertension And Cognitive Disorders: Cerebral Vascular Reserve
The study of functional and restructuring disorders of large and small cerebral vessels that are a target for arterial hypertension (AH) is important for the prognosis of cognitive disorders (CD). The relationship between cerebral vascular reserve and CD in 378 outpatients with controlled AH stage II and low SCORE risk of CVD examined. The median age – 57,3±8,91 years. The average duration of AH was 11,5±6,2 years. SCORE risk of CVD <5 %. All AH patients were examined according to the international recommendations and cognitive functioning was assessed by MoCA scale, blood flow in the middle cerebral artery was investigated by transcranial Doppler (TCD) on the HDI 7, Philips, USA with functional respiratory hypo- and hypercapnic ventilation tests.The integrative index of vasomotor reactivity (IVMR) was calculated for cerebral vascular reserve identification: IVMR=[(V apnea -V hyper )/V 0 ]•100%, V apnea - the average maximum velocity of blood flow after 20s of apnea (cm/s), V hyper - the average maximum velocity of blood flow after 20s of hyperventilation (cm/s), V 0 - the average maximum velocity at rest (cm/s). Non-dementia cognitive disorders were found in 125 (33 %) - 24,32±0,11 points on MOCA scale. The significant decrease in the IVMR was found according to the results of the TCD examination of cerebralvascular reserve testing in patients with AH and CD (44.0±1.2, p<0,001), which indicates the close relationship between the value of IVMR and CD even in patients with controlled AH (rs = +0.54; p<0.001). It is necessary to clarify the cerebral vascular reserve and the vasomotor reactivity index even when controlling AH due to the high risk of the development and progression of cognitive disorders, which worsen the prognosis of cardiovascular events and quality of life.