Blood pressure screening in midlife aids in prediction of dementia later in life

Blood pressure screening in midlife aids in prediction of dementia later in life

Background: There is substantial evidence that midlife hypertension is a risk factor for late life dementia. Our aim was to investigate if even high blood pressure at a single timepoint in midlife can predict an increased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), or vascular dementia (V...

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Main Authors: Linn Moberg, Jerzy Leppert, Simon Liljeström, Mattias Rehn, Lena Kilander, Abbas Chabok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Upsala Medical Society 2022-01-01
Series:Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
midlife hypertension
screening
dementia
prediction
long-term follow-up
prevalence
Online Access:https://ujms.net/index.php/ujms/article/view/7860/14218

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