Lower dementia risk with different classes of antihypertensive medication in older patients

Journal of Hypertension
Tessa van MiddelaarWillem A van Gool

Abstract

Use of antihypertensive medication (AHM) is potentially associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Both calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are suggested to have a more pronounced protective effect. We aimed to study the association between different classes of AHM and dementia in older people. A subgroup of community-dwelling older people using AHM included in the 'Prevention of Dementia by Intensive Vascular Care' randomized controlled trial was studied. Incident dementia rates in participants with different AHM classes (mono and combination therapy) were compared with dementia rates in participants with any other AHM. At baseline, 1951 participants (55.3%) used AHM [mean age, 74.4 year (SD 2.5); mean SBP, 156.4 mmHg (SD 21.5)]. In total, 986 participants (50.5%) used β-blockers, 798 diuretics (40.9%), 623 angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors (31.9%), 522 CCBs (26.8%), and 402 ARBs (20.6%). After 6.7 years (interquartile range 6.0-7.3) of follow-up, 136 participants (7.0%) developed dementia. Both use of CCBs [hazard ratio 0.56, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.36-0.87] and ARBs (hazard ratio 0.60, 95% CI 0.37-0.98) were independently associated with a decreased risk of dementia. T...Continue Reading

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Jun 22, 2018·Journal of Hypertension·Tessa van MiddelaarEdo Richard
Feb 5, 2019·British Journal of Pharmacology·Romain BarusRégis Bordet
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