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Blood pressure and dementia

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: High blood pressure (BP) has been associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease, stroke, and Alzheimer disease pathology. Epidemiologic studies are consistent in showing that high BP, particularly in midlife, is a risk factor for the development of dementia in late life. However, supporting randomized evidence of the inference that BP-lowering therapy can prevent dementia has been slow in coming over the last 30 years. The most recent randomized trial, the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial—Memory and Cognition in Decreased Hypertension (SPRINT-MIND), therefore, makes a pivotal contribution to the field, reemphasizing broader public health benefits of BP lowering and directing future research.1

Source: Neurology

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007543

Authors: Ruth Peters, Jane Warwick, Kaarin J. Anstey, Craig S. Anderson

Institutions: The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, University of Warwick, The George Institute for Global Health, Neuroscience Research Australia

Language: English

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze