Only around half of those who have hypertension or conditions linked to blood pressure regularly monitor, but health care providers’ recommendations increase older adults’ monitoring at home. Only 48% of people age 50 to 80 who take blood pressure medications or have a health condition that’s affected by hypertension regularly check their blood pressure at home…
People with high blood pressure levels face a faster erosion of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than those with normal blood pressure levels, a new study finds. Long-term “study of studies” in Latino and non-Latino older adults shows clear hypertension link, but mystery still remains about why dementia risk is higher…
Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are less likely to receive guideline-concordant treatment for cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Our team conducted a study to explore how a patient’s MCI diagnosis influences physician decision-making for treatment recommendations.
Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are less likely to receive guideline-concordant treatment for cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Our team conducted a study to explore how a patient’s MCI diagnosis influences physician decision-making for treatment recommendations.
Older patients with pre-existing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) receive less evidence-based care after acute myocardial infarction, however, whether they receive less care after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is unknown. We compared receipt of guideline-concordant procedures after AIS between older adults with pre-existing MCI and normal cognition.
Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are less likely to receive guideline-concordant treatment for cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Our team conducted a study to explore how a patient’s MCI diagnosis influences physician decision-making for treatment recommendations.
A new analysis finds higher baseline cognition scores for aging women, but a more rapid drop once cognitive decline begins. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(2):e210169. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0169 Deborah A. Levine, MD, MPH1,2,3; Alden L. Gross, PhD4; Emily M. Briceño, PhD1,3,5; et al Women may start middle age with stronger brain function than men, but as they get older, women’s cognition declines faster. That’s according to…
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Does the risk of cognitive decline among US adults vary by sex? Description: Sex differences in dementia risk are unclear, but some studies have found greater risk for women. The objective of our study was to determine associations between sex and cognitive decline in order to better understand sex differences in dementia risk. In this…
The risk and outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including stroke, are not distributed randomly throughout society. Instead, CVD risk and outcomes disproportionately affect some groups more than others, including certain racial/ethnic minorities. This special report aims to summarize selected interventions to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in stroke prevention and treatment and reviews the social determinants of health and the determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in care.