Journal of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Orthostatic blood pressure changes do not influence cognitive outcomes following intensive blood pressure control.
Effects of intensive blood pressure (BP) control on cognitive outcomes in patients with excess orthostatic BP changes are unclear. We aimed to evaluate whether orthostatic BP changes modified the effects of BP intervention on cognitive impairment. ⋯ Intensive BP control did not have a deteriorating effect on cognitive outcomes among hypertensive patients experiencing significant postural BP changes.