Midlife high blood pressure tied to later-life mental decline

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Midlife high blood pressure tied to later-life mental decline

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with high blood pressure in middle age are more likely to experience cognitive decline - a common precursor of dementia â€" in their 70s and 80s, according to new research. The U.S. study spanning 20 years found steeper mental decline at the end of that period among people who started out with hypertension or even slightly elevated blood pressure - so-called prehypertension - in their 50s and 60s. These new results strengthen a link experts already knew about, lead author Dr. Rebecca F. Gottesman told Reuters Health. High blood pressure has been tied to an increased risk of stroke and dementia in other studies.

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