Low systolic blood pressure is associated with impaired cognitive function in the oldest old: Longitudinal observations in a population-based sample 80 years and older

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-47

  Nilsson, Sven E ^a   Read, Sanna ^a   Berg, Stig ^a   Johansson, Boo ^b   Melander, Arne ^c,d   Lindblad, Ulf ^c  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ApoE; Blood pressure; Cognitive function; Dementia; Elderly; Homocysteine; Hypertension; MMSE

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 34047235497     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325209     Document Type: Article

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