A large study out of Europe found a
link between older
adults who take blood pressure-lowering drugs and a lower
risk of developing dementia. Medical
News Today explains that while researchers are still unclear as to what causes
dementia, much work is being done to improve prevention strategies. By studying “potential risk factors that may
contribute to the development of this condition,” scientists say they hope to
learn more about connections between certain health conditions and higher rates
of dementia.
Another study published in the journal,
Neurology, found that patients with
hypertension had a higher risk of experiencing brain lesions related to dementia. In this newest study from the University of
Leipzig in Germany, the University of
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in France, and the Frankfurt, Germany
branch of IQVIA, researchers had access to a large database that collects and
stores health information on millions of people.
Using the Disease Analyzer database, researchers looked at 12,405 people,
aged 60 and older, with or without dementia.
They compared those who took antihypertensive drugs with those who had
for periods of time or had never taken the drugs. Results showed that those who took “certain
antihypertensive drugs — including beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting
enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor blockers — seemed to have a
lower risk of dementia.”
The study authors warn that
antihypertensive drugs do not guarantee a person will not develop
dementia. They say rather it highlights
the benefits of such drugs.
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