Blood pressure management for 3 years could reduce risk of cognitive decline: Study

NEW DELHI: Aggressively managing blood pressure for over three years could provide sustained benefits in preventing cognitive decline, a new study has found.

Published in the journal Neurology, the results showed that intensive blood pressure control for three and a half years continues to significantly reduce risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia long after treatment is stopped in adults with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk.

Researchers at Wake Forest University, US, looked at 9,361 participants aged 50 years and older from the US and Puerto Rico. Over a typical follow-up period of seven years, cognitive tests were conducted both in-person and via telephone.

Source: PTI News

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