Jul 8, 2008 - Funding The British Heart Foundation; the Institute de Recherches Internationales Servier. Introduction .... questionnaire (including the short form [SF] 36 and a .... Imperial College was the sponsor of the trial and required.
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Incident dementia and blood pressure lowering in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial cognitive function assessment (HYVET-COG): a double-blind, placebo controlled trial Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Francoise Forette, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Robert Clarke, Craig Ritchie, Adam Waldman, Ivan Walton, Ruth Poulter, Shuping Ma, Marius Comsa, Lisa Burch, Astrid Fletcher, Christopher Bulpitt, for the HYVET investigators
Background Observational epidemiological studies have shown a positive association between hypertension and risk of incident dementia; however, the effects of antihypertensive therapy on cognitive function in controlled trials have been conflicting, and meta-analyses of the trials have not provided clear evidence of whether antihypertensive treatment reduces dementia incidence. The Hypertension in the Very Elderly trial (HYVET) was designed to assess the risks and benefits of treatment of hypertension in elderly patients and included an assessment of cognitive function. Methods Patients with hypertension (systolic pressure 160–200 mm Hg; diastolic pressure
