Very Elderly People Could Prevent Dementia By Treating High BloodPressure

Reduction of blood pressure could reduce the risk of dementia for patients aged 80 years or more, according to research released on July 8, 2008 in The Lancet Neurology.

The Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) was established to observe the benefits and risks of hypertension in the very elderly, and includes several subdivisions in various areas of health and development. The dementia sub-study of HYVET, known as HYVET-COG, examines previous research in terms of cognitive functioning over the course of the study. When combined with the results from other placebo controlled trials, researchers found that a 13% reduction in dementia is associated with antihypertensive treatment. 

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
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