The importance of lowering blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive subjects is well known but
the relationship between hypertension and cognitive function is controversial. This article …

Essential hypertension is a chronic disorder having many potential physical and behavioral
sequelae. This article evaluates the impact of hypertension on neuropsychological test …

Objective.—To assess the long-term relationship of midlife blood pressure levels to late-life
cognitive function. Design.—The 4678 surviving cohort members of the prospective …

The relation between age at natural menopause and all-cause mortality was investigated in
a sample of 5,287 White women, ages 55 to 100 years, naturally-postmenopausal, Seventh …

Abstract The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study administered cognitive function
tests to more than 14,000 middle-aged adults in 1990–1992. The battery included the …

Background: diabetes and hypertension are two highly prevalent diseases in the old
population. They are highly related such that comorbidity is common. Objectives: to examine …

ContextPrevious studies raise the possibility that blood pressure (BP) in middle age predicts
later cognitive decline. ObjectiveTo examine prospectively the relationship of BP with level …

Background: Arterial hypotension has been associated with increased risk of dementia in
some large prospective studies; and cognitive impairment is common among elderly with left …

Objective—To determine the extent to which individual changes in systolic blood pressure
(SBP) over a 30-year interval are associated with differential neuropsychological outcomes …

The authors examined the association of blood pressure with cognitive function as assessed
by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in a community-based Swedish cohort of …