Time trends in the relation between blood pressure and dementia in 85-year-olds

Conclusion: Our findings show that time-trends of lower blood pressure in western populations also applies to the very old, and that individuals with dementia continue to have lower blood pressure compared to the rest of the population. The latter finding suggests that the pathophysiological processes in dementia affect blood pressure regulating regions in the brain independent of time trends. Still, hypertension is common in dementia and needs to be detected and treated.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Diagnostics Source Type: research