%0 Journal Article
%T No clear relationship between antihypertensive class and cognitive function over 12 months in a cohort study of community-dwelling adults aged 80 and over
%A Ruth Peters
%J Archive of "Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2040622318820849
%X Hypertension is prevalent in older adults. Hypertension has also been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline. However, evidence relating to the impact of antihypertensive use is mixed. Calcium-channel blockers (CCB) have been suggested as the most beneficial class of antihypertensive for protection of cognition in older adults, however, to date, there have been no cohort studies designed to examine this
%K aged 80 and over
%K anticholinergic
%K antihypertensives
%K cognitive function
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6357296/