High blood pressure, particularly in middle age, might open the door to dementia, the American Heart Association warns in a new scientific statement.
Dementia affects some 30 million to 40 million people worldwide. That number is expected to triple by 2050, as the world’s population ages and treatments remain elusive, the association noted.
“People with high blood pressure tend to have more dementia,” said statement author Dr. Costantino Iadecola. He is a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
