Angiotensin Receptors Blockers and Cognition in Elderly Home Residents | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology | ||
| Article 5, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 1-3 PDF (529.94 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30869 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hamza S A; Adly N N; Ekramy E. Abdelrahman E E; Fouad I M | ||
| Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Cognitive impairment and hypertension are prevalent in elderly. There is controversial data regarding the impact of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on cognition. Aim: To study studied the relation between angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and cognition. Methods: A case control study was conducted among Cairo’s elderly home residents, aged ≥ 60 years old, between users (n= 10) and non-users (n= 67) of ARBs among hypertensive elderly in long term care centers. Results: There was no significant difference between users and non-users of ARBs in MMSE, age, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (P= 0.76, 0.54, 0.66 and 0.37 consecutively). Conclusions: No sufficient evidence supports the relation between ARBs and cognition in a sample of hypertensive elderly. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hypertensive; Cognition; ARBs | ||
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