Long-Term Incidence of Stroke and Dementia in ASCOT
Author(s) -
William Whiteley,
Ajay Gupta,
Thomas Godec,
Somayeh Rostamian,
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse,
Judy A Mackay,
Peter Sever
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033489
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , atorvastatin , dementia , amlodipine , hazard ratio , atenolol , placebo , blood pressure , vascular dementia , regimen , physical therapy , confidence interval , disease , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Management of stroke risk factors might reduce later dementia. In ASCOT (Anglo-Scandinavian Outcome Trial), we determined whether dementia or stroke were associated with different blood pressure (BP)–lowering regimens; atorvastatin or placebo; and mean BP, BP variability, and mean cholesterol levels.
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