Exaggerated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction in the Very Elderly and Quality of Life in the Younger Elderly | Zendy

Kenichi Sakakura | Zendy; Jun Ishikawa | Zendy; Masataka Okuno | Zendy; Kenei Shimada | Zendy; K. Kario | Zendy

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Exaggerated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction in the Very Elderly and Quality of Life in the Younger Elderly

Author(s) -

Kenichi Sakakura,

Jun Ishikawa,

Masataka Okuno,

Kenei Shimada,

K. Kario

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.02.001

Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , cognition , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , ageing , psychiatry , nursing

It is reported that blood pressure (BP) variability increases with aging, and cognitive dysfunction may be related to BP variability; however, there are no data showing that exaggerated BP variability is associated with cognitive dysfunction or quality of life (QOL) in the older elderly. We investigated the relationships and the differences between ambulatory BP variability and cognitive function or QOL in younger elderly and very elderly.

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