Does blood pressure treatment slow the progression of carotid stenosis in patients with isolated systolic hypertension?
Treating systolic hypertension appears to slow progression of carotid stenosis. Similar effects occurring in the intracranial vessels may be one reason for the substantial decrease in stroke among SHEP participants assigned to active treatment.
Results replicate earlier cross-sectional findings that high levels of sex steroids are not associated with better cognitive function in older people. In men, age accelerated endocrinological change could be associated with dementia pathology.