scholarly journals Prophetic medicine is the cheapest, safest and the best remedy in the prevention and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) – a mini review

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain M Musharraf ◽  
M Saiful Islam Arman
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension

scholarly journals Blood Pressure Targets for Older Patients—Do Advanced Age and Frailty Really Not Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Amanda Giffin ◽  
Kenneth M. Madden ◽  
David B. Hogan
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Intensive Therapy ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Blood Pressure Targets ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension ◽  
The Relationship

In 2017, Hypertension Canada removed advanced age and frailty as considerations for caution when deciding on intensive therapy in their guidelines for the diagnosis, risk assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension in adults. Dementia is not mentioned. In this commentary, we review why advanced age and frailty were removed, and examine what is currently known about the relationship between hypertension and both incident and prevalent dementia. We make the case that the presence of frailty (especially when severe) and dementia should be considered when deciding on intensive therapy in future iterations of Hypertension Canada guidelines.

Healthwise, Part 4. Hypertension: how to treat it and how to reduce its risks

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 484-490
Author(s):  
Linda Nazarko
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension

The number of adults with high blood pressure, hypertension, is increasing globally and nationally. Hypertension increases the risk of an individual developing life-changing, long-term conditions. This article, the fourth in a series, explores the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and the consequences of unmanaged hypertension. It explains how readers can remain healthy and well by reducing the risks of hypertension and managing it well.

Hypertension and Cognition

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (S1) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingmar Skoog
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
White Matter Lesions ◽  
Cardiovascular Disorders ◽  
Biological Mechanisms ◽  
Dementia Syndrome ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
Dementia Onset

Hypertension is a risk factor for stroke, ischemic white-matter lesions, cardiovascular disorders, and vascular dementia. This risk increases with increasing blood pressure. Several studies report that high blood pressure precedes Alzheimer's disease (AD) by decades, but blood pressure decreases the years before dementia onset and is lower in individuals with AD than in controls. High blood pressure has also been related to the neuropathological manifestations of AD. The exact mechanism behind these associations is not clear. Hypertension may cause cerebrovascular disease that may increase the likelihood that individuals with AD encephalopathy will express a dementia syndrome, this may accelerate the AD process, subclinical AD may lead to increased blood pressure, and similar biological mechanisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of both disorders. Hypertension is a common disorder and often untreated. Even if hypertension results only in a moderately increased risk of AD, or overall dementia, better treatment of hypertension may have an immense effect on the total number of individuals with dementia.

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