Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
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Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss · Aug 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial[Isolated systolic hypertension and cognitive function in the aged. Experience of the Syst-Eur study].
To determinate cognitive status and its correlates in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension. ⋯ In a European cohort of 2225 patients over 60 years of age with isolated systolic hypertension, the level of cognitive functions evaluated with the MMSE decreases with advancing age or lesser educational level. It also decreases with higher systolic blood pressure or lower diastolic blood pressure. The influence of antihypertensive therapy on cognitive status will be prospectively evaluated in Syst-Eur Vascular Dementia Project.