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Two studies support a link between high blood pressure and dementia risk - with one by an Imperial College London team suggesting treatment could cut this.
This study, by published in the Lancet Neurology journal, found blood pressure drugs reduce dementia by 13%.
The Alzheimer's Society said better control could save 15,000 lives a year.
...The Lancet Neurology study looked at a trial of elderly patients with high blood pressure to see if those who were receiving treatment were less likely to develop any form of dementia compared with those left untreated.
Clear benefit
The trial was stopped early after the benefits of treatment in terms of reducing strokes and heart disease were so obvious it became unethical to deny them to everyone.
more of the article: BBC NEWS | Health | Blood pressure 'link to dementia'
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So if you don't want bats in your belfry, keep a watch on that cholesterol and get your blood pressure checked regularly!
07-08-2008, 03:25 AM
Blood pressure 'link to dementia'
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