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From: LindyBill	7/8/2008 1:33:14 PM
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Lowering BP seems to be a positive for almost everything. Antihypertensive treatment in the very elderly may reduce dementia risk HEARTWIRE July 8, 2008 \| Caroline Cassels From Medscape Medical News—a professional news service of WebMD. London, UK - Results from a substudy of the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET), the HYVET-cognitive function assessment (HYVET-COG), suggest that lowering blood pressure in individuals aged 80 and older might reduce dementia risk [1]. When combined with results from other placebo-controlled trials, the results of the HYVET-COG study show that antihypertensive treatment leads to a 13% reduction in this patient population. "The results from HYVET-COG suggest a possible additional benefit associated with antihypertensive treatment in addition to the cardiovascular benefits as already demonstrated in this very elderly group," study investigator Dr Ruth Peters (Imperial College London, UK) said in a statement. theheart.org

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