Association of late-life changes in blood pressure and cognitive status

Disagreement exists on the association between changes in blood pressure and cognitive impairment. We aimed to examine whether 4-year changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) are associated with cognitive status in a representative sample of older men and women.

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Main Authors: Lacruz, Maria Elena (Author) , Tiller, Daniel (Author) , Kluttig, Alexander (Author) , Greiser, Karin Halina (Author) , Nuding, Sebastian (Author) , Werdan, Karl (Author) , Haerting, Johannes (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: January 2016
In: Journal of geriatric cardiology
Year: 2016, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-43
DOI:10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.01.018
Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: http://doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.01.018
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753010/
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Author Notes:Maria E. Lacruz de Diego, Daniel Tiller, Alexander Kluttig, Karin H. Greiser, Sebastian Nuding, Karl Werdan, Johannes Haerting
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Summary:Disagreement exists on the association between changes in blood pressure and cognitive impairment. We aimed to examine whether 4-year changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) are associated with cognitive status in a representative sample of older men and women.
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DOI:10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.01.018