Why the study?
Does blood pressure lowering with antihypertensive agents reduce incident dementia or cognitive impairment?
Does blood pressure lowering with antihypertensive agents reduce incident dementia or cognitive impairment?
Blood pressure lowering with antihypertensive agents is associated with a reduced risk of incident dementia or cognitive impairment.
Supports BP lowering to reduce dementia risk; confirms benefit across meta-analyzed RCTs.
In this meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, blood pressure lowering with antihypertensive agents compared with control was significantly associated with a lower risk of incident dementia or cognitive impairment.
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