Open AccessThe Relationship Between Cognitive Functioning and the JNC-8 Guidelines for Hypertension in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Felicia C. Goldstein,
Ihab Hajjar,
Callie B. Dunn,
Allan I. Levey,
Whitney Wharton
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glw181
Subject(s) - cognition , blood pressure , medicine , cognitive decline , cardiology , cognitive impairment , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , disease , psychiatry , dementia
Guidelines for hypertension treatment by the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8) in 2014 recommended a target systolic blood pressure (BP) of <150/<90 mmHg in persons older than 60 years, in contrast to the 2003 JNC-7 recommendations of systolic BP <140 mmHg. This study evaluated the implications of raising the BP target on cognitive functioning and conversion from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
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