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Impact of Hypertension on Cognitive Function: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Background—: Age-related dementia, most commonly caused by Alzheimer disease or cerebrovascular factors (vascular dementia), is a major public health threat. Chronic arterial hypertension is a well-established risk factor for both types of dementia, but the link between hypertension and its treatment and cognition remains poorly understood. In this scientific statement, a multidisciplinary team of experts examines the impact of hypertension on cognition to assess the state of the knowledge, to identify gaps, and to provide future directions. Methods—: Authors with relevant expertise were selected to contribute to this statement in accordance with the American Heart Association conflict-of-interest management policy. Panel members were assigned topics relevant to their areas of expertise, reviewed the literature, and summarized the available data. Results—: Hypertension disrupts the structure and function of cerebral blood vessels, leads to ischemic damage of white matter regions critical for cognitive function, and may promote Alzheimer pathology. There is strong evidence of a deleterious influence of midlife hypertension on late-life cognitive function, but the cognitive impact of late-life hypertension is less clear. Observational studies demonstrated a cumulative effect of hypertension on cerebrovascular damage, but evidence from clinical trials that antihypertensive treatment improves cognition is not conclusive. Conclusions—: After carefully reviewing the literature, the group concluded that there were insufficient data to make evidence-based recommendations. However, judicious treatment of hypertension, taking into account goals of care and individual characteristics (eg, age and comorbidities), seems justified to safeguard vascular health and, as a consequence, brain health.

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Authors
Iadecola, C., Yaffe, K., Biller, J., Bratzke, L. C., Faraci, F. M., Gorelick, P. B., Gulati, M., Kamel, H., Knopman, D. S., Launer, L. J., Saczynski, J. S., Seshadri, S., & Zeki Al Hazzouri, A.
Venue
Hypertension
Published
2016-12
Volume
68
Issue
6
Pages
e67-e94
ISSN
  • 0194-911X (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4563
OpenAlex
W2530115453
Cited by
746
References
332
Citations by year
2026: 61 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 78 · 2023: 79 · 2022: 77 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 93 · 2019: 95 · 2018: 64 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 1
FWCI
59.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Hypertension (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (P30AG010129, K01AG047273)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R37NS089323, R01NS017950)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Keywords
cognitive function, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, white matter ischemia, cerebral vasculature, antihypertensive therapy, midlife hypertension, cerebrovascular injury, brain health
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, American Heart Association, Antihypertensive Agents, Cognition Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, United States, Dementia, Vascular, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Disease Progression, Risk Assessment, Evidence-Based Medicine

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