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    Hypertension: blood pressure level and risk of dementia

    • Last Update: 2021-12-04
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    In 2015, more than 46 million people worldwide were diagnosed with dementia, and this number is expected to increase to 131 million by 2050


    Diagnosis and management to prevent vascular diabetes and cholesterol

    Recently, a research article was published in Hypertension, an authoritative cardiovascular journal, in which researchers investigated the association between blood pressure and the risk of dementia subtypes through antihypertensive treatment and comorbidities


    Cardiovascular

    The researchers used the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening database from 2009 to 2012 to analyze 4,522,447 adults over 60 years old with no history of dementia, and followed up for an average of 5.


    Screening

    In the group with SBP≥160mmHg and lower SBP, the risk of overall dementia and possible Alzheimer's disease was significantly higher


    In summary, the possible Alzheimer's disease and the possible VaD risk are different in individuals with lower blood pressure


    The possible Alzheimer's disease and the possible VaD risk are different in individuals with lower blood pressure


    Original source:

    Chan Joo Lee.


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