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Highlights the emerging evidence that improving blood pressure control may reduce mild cognitive impairment and potentially dementia.
Hypertension affects an estimated 1·5 billion adults worldwide and is responsible for 7·6 million cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke deaths annually.1 It is also linked to other age-related conditions. Midlife hypertension is a risk factor for dementia,2 and emerging evidence suggests that improving blood pressure control can reduce mild cognitive impairment and, potentially, dementia.3 Hypertension also increases risk of disability, in part driven by its adverse effects on CVD and cognition.
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