Lowering Systolic Blood Pressure Below 120 mmHg May Reduce Dementia Risk Among Black, Latino Populations
July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news:
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A new study suggests that reducing systolic blood pressure below the clinically safe threshold of 120 mmHg over time may produce slight health-protective benefits against late-life dementia and help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in both hypertension and hypertension control.
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By Jillian McKoy
Hypertensio . . .
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A new study suggests that reducing systolic blood pressure below the clinically safe threshold of 120 mmHg over time may produce slight health-protective benefits against late-life dementia and help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in both hypertension and hypertension control.
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By Jillian McKoy
Hypertensio . . .