Key result
Current evidence on the cognitive consequences of blood pressure control in the elderly is characterized by varied designs and measurements, highlighting the urgent need for a large-scale study.
Why the study?
Does antihypertensive treatment affect cognition in the elderly population?
Does antihypertensive treatment affect cognition in the elderly population?
Current evidence on the cognitive consequences of blood pressure control in the elderly is heterogeneous, highlighting the need for large-scale comparative studies.
Evidence heterogeneity leaves cognitive effects of BP control in elderly unresolved; leaves open need for large-scale standardized trials.
While the health and longevity benefits of antihypertensive treatment have been established in past research, the cognitive consequences of blood pressure control in the elderly are still under debate. In this paper, the authors review the current evidence and the different ways in which cognition is measured. Since research on the cognitive consequences of blood pressure control in the elderly population is characterized by a variety of research questions, designs, and cognitive measurements, the authors conclude that a large-scale study that compares the cognitive benefits of different methods of blood pressure reduction is urgently needed.
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Paran et al. (2007) conducted a review in Hypertension in the elderly. Antihypertensive treatment was evaluated on Cognitive consequences. Current evidence on the cognitive consequences of blood pressure control in the elderly is characterized by varied designs and measurements, highlighting the urgent need for a large-scale study.
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