Impact of hypertension on cognitive function: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

C Iadecola, K Yaffe, J Biller, LC Bratzke, FM Faraci… - …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Age-related dementia, most commonly caused by Alzheimer disease or
cerebrovascular factors (vascular dementia), is a major public health threat. Chronic arterial …

Association between risk-of-bias assessments and results of randomized trials in Cochrane reviews: the ROBES meta-epidemiologic study

J Savović, RM Turner, D Mawdsley… - American journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Flaws in the design of randomized trials may bias intervention effect estimates and increase
between-trial heterogeneity. Empirical evidence suggests that these problems are greatest …

The burden of disease in older people and implications for health policy and practice

MJ Prince, F Wu, Y Guo, LMG Robledo, M O'Donnell… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Summary 23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people
aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥ …

[PDF][PDF] World Report on Ageing and Health

World Health Organization - World Health Organization, 2015 - apps.who.int
The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing
testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of …

Towards a comprehensive public health response to population ageing

JR Beard, DE Bloom - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Worldwide, populations are rapidly ageing. This demographic shift presents both
opportunities and challenges. Most people aspire to live a long and healthy life, and older …

Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation for the Reduction of Oxidative Stress: Clinical Implications in the Treatment of Chronic Diseases

FM Gutierrez-Mariscal, AP Arenas-de Larriva… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Apart from its main function in the mitochondria as a key element in electron transport,
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been described as having multiple functions, such as oxidant …

Screening for hypertension in adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JM Guirguis-Blake, CV Evans, EM Webber… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and can be
modified through lifestyle and pharmacological interventions to reduce cardiovascular …

Antihypertensive medications and serious fall injuries in a nationally representative sample of older adults

ME Tinetti, L Han, DSH Lee, GJ McAvay… - JAMA internal …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The effect of serious injuries, such as hip fracture and head injury, on mortality
and function is comparable to that of cardiovascular events. Concerns have been raised …

Canadian stroke best practice recommendations: secondary prevention of stroke, practice guidelines, update 2017

T Wein, MP Lindsay, R Côté, N Foley… - … journal of stroke, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The 2017 update of The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for the
Secondary Prevention of Stroke is a collection of current evidence-based recommendations …

First‐line drugs for hypertension

JM Wright, VM Musini, R Gill - Cochrane Database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This is the first update of a review published in 2009. Sustained moderate to
severe elevations in resting blood pressure leads to a critically important clinical question …