Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

BACKGROUND:Abnormal orthostatic blood pressure (BP) regulation may result in cerebral hypoperfusion and brain ischemia and contribute to dementia. It may also manifest as early symptoms of the neurodegenerative process associated with dementia. The primary outcome was adjudicated dementia ascertained through 2019.RESULTS:Among

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 21, 2025

years of intensive blood pressure control continues to significantly reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia long after stopping this treatment in adults with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk. A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that only 3.5

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension is defined as the need to take three or more types of anti-high blood pressure medication daily and is associated with an increased risk for stroke , coronary heart disease , heart failure , and all-cause mortality. Over a period of 9.5 of white adults.

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HCPLive

APRIL 25, 2024

The fracture risk is greater for nursing home residents with dementia, greater baseline blood pressure values, and no recent antihypertensive medication use, a new study found.

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Science Daily - Stroke

AUGUST 7, 2023

Researchers have uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for vascular dementia that directly target a cause of the condition. The research has shed light on how high blood pressure causes changes to arteries in the brain, a process that leads to the devastating condition.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:All-cause dementia remains a significant public health concern, with stroke recognized as a key risk factor. Few studies have applied Machine Learning (ML) models to accurately predict cognitive impairment and dementia, yet none have specifically focused on post-stroke dementia risk prediction. The sample was 48.4%

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 30, 2024

Poor Sleep Might Eliminate The Benefits Of Exercise & Dementia. High levels of aerobic fitness are closely linked to lower rates of future dementia 1. Regular physical activity is arguably one of the biggest factors preventing dementia. When it comes to preventing dementia, this could not be truer.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Cognitive decline and dementia are significant global health concerns, with hypertension being a major risk factor. Moreover, the relationship between blood pressure (BP) components, particularly diastolic BP (DBP) and pulse pressure (PP), and the risk of cognitive decline or dementia remains complex.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We excluded participants with stroke, dementia, or late-life depression (LLD) at baseline. The exposure of interest was the LE8 score, a validated tool that captures the LE8 components (blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, diet, and sleep duration), organized in 3 categories.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While the epsilon (ε) 4 variants within theAPOEgene have been extensively investigated as a risk factor for dementia and stroke,APOEε4 carriers have not been thoroughly studied as an at-risk population. Background:Adherence to the American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. And given that dementia is routinely in the top 5 leading causes of death, this concern is dually warranted. But can dementia be prevented? 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia. 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

“Statins cause dementia” This one is easy. For a more detailed explanation of why this is the case and why they may, in fact, protect against dementia, you can read a previous post here. Take a 40-year-old male who is overweight but not obese, has a systolic blood pressure of 135 mmHg and an LDL cholesterol of 4.1

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JULY 5, 2024

We do a terrible job of identifying and managing high blood pressure. And we still do an awful job of identifying and managing high blood pressure. As a risk factor for death, high blood pressure is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor, including smoking. What Is Normal Blood Pressure?

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

JANUARY 17, 2022

However over the past few years there have been several studies which have studied AF patients and discovered patients with AF have a significantly higher prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia and as we do not have any clinical guidelines as yet, we have to try and work out for ourselves as to why there is this association.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

Subscribe now Blood Pressure Approximately 50% of all Western adults have high blood pressure 7. The majority of this high blood pressure is undiagnosed and, therefore, untreated. As a consequence, high blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for early death worldwide 8.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

High Blood Pressure: 37% reduction in risk. Dementia: 64% reduction in risk. It still means you need to focus on good nutrition to achieve an optimal weight, and if you have other issues, such as high LDL cholesterol or high blood pressure, those may also need attention. Death from any cause: 53% reduction in risk.

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Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dementia affects almost 50 million adults worldwide, and remains a major cause of death and disability. Hypertension is a leading risk factor for dementia, including Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease–related dementias. Hypertension, Ahead of Print.

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Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Recently, some randomized trials, including the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial), have suggested that improvements in cardiovascular risk factors may also slow cognitive decline and reduce the eventual development of dementia.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 3, 2024

What should my blood pressure be? It usually takes many years of being exposed to an uncontrolled risk factor such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or diabetes. A single risk factor for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, can significantly increase your risk of heart disease.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Effects of resistance training on traditional CVD risk factors Blood pressure Resistance exercise training has been shown to improve resting blood pressure in cohorts of healthy adults and adults with varying levels of high blood pressure.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Effects of resistance training on traditional CVD risk factors Blood pressure Resistance exercise training has been shown to improve resting blood pressure in cohorts of healthy adults and adults with varying levels of high blood pressure.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Understanding where you sit on this continuum is a key part of defining your future risk of heart disease but also dementia, and many cancers. If you are insulin resistant, you are less efficient, and in more severe cases, blood glucose levels start to rise above normal. High Blood Pressure. Elevated Blood Glucose.

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Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured through 2-dimensional phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging; the cerebrovascular resistance index (CVRi) was defined as the ratio of mean arterial blood pressure to total CBF. Participants underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging scans every 3 to 4 years between 2005 and 2016.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is linked to stroke and dementia risk, often predating clinical events for years to decades. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP285-AWP285, February 1, 2025.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. For those in the ‘Ideal’ category, they were 51% less likely to have either dementia or depression. And less diabetes means less of a driver of the three main leading causes of death - cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Elevated blood pressure > 130mmHg (Systolic) Abnormal fasting glucose High Triglycerides - > 1.7 Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. mmol/l (39 mg/dl), Females < 1.3

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Aged heart failure (HF) patients without dementia have a risk of cognitive impairment (CI) that attenuates the effect of treatment for HF. We excluded patients with dementia using mini-mental state examination. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140001-A4140001, November 12, 2024. 0.63, P=0.01).

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 19, 2024

BackgroundLower hippocampal volume is associated with late‐life cognitive decline and is an important, but nonspecific marker for clinical Alzheimer's dementia. Higher systolic blood pressures and advanced age attenuate associations. Cerebrovascular disease may also be associated with hippocampal volume.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

AF is associated with an increased risk of death as well as multiple adverse outcomes, including stroke, cognitive impairment or dementia, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and peripheral artery disease (PAD). million.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 29, 2024

Globally, those risk factors are high blood pressure, alcohol and unsafe sex. This newsletter focuses on longevity and avoiding the major causes of death at an older age. We have covered these extensively, but to reiterate, these are: Cardiovascular Disease. All of these are mostly preventable, at least until an older age.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Any ED systolic blood pressure less than 90 or greater than 180 mm Hg (+1) 4. The cost per test affecting diagnosis or management was highest for electroencephalography ($32,973), CT ($24,881), and cardiac enzymes ($22,397) and lowest for postural blood pressure ($17-$20). h/o heart disease (+1) 3.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Cognitive Performance & Dementia. There is also mechanistic data to support its role in preventing dementia, but for now, this is more speculative 10. The Blood Pressure Secrets Masterclass. Blood Pressure Secrets Masterclass. Most people are confused by high blood pressure and what to do about it.

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