Poor blood pressure control linked with dementia
A recent study from Imperial College London has found that treating high blood pressure in people over 80 may help reduce the risk of developing dementia. This is one of several trials that found a link between poor blood pressure control and dementia, but this study also underlines the well-known fact that controlling high blood pressure is essential for good health.
High blood pressure can silently damage any organ in your body for years before symptoms develop. Over time, high blood pressure eventually leads to life-threatening or disabling conditions such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, cognitive decline, aneurysm development, erectile dysfunction, nerve damage and vision problems.
One in three adult Americans has high blood pressure, and nearly one-third of them don’t know they have it. The only way to know if you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked. People whose blood pressure is above 120/80 should consult their doctor about methods for lowering it.
via Hypertension, from Bay Area Medical Information (www.bami.us)
via Lancet Neurology, July 2008
via American Heart Association
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