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Hypertension and Related Factors in the Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease

  1. INGMAR SKOOG1,*,
  2. DEBORAH GUSTAFSON1,2

Article first published online: 24 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04796.x

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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SKOOG, I. and GUSTAFSON, D. (2002), Hypertension and Related Factors in the Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 977: 29–36. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04796.x

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  1. 1

    Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden

  2. 2

    Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-8700, USA

*Address for correspondence: Ingmar Skoog, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. Voice: +46 31 342 12 89; fax: +46 31 82 81 63; Ingmar.Skoog@neuro.gu.se.

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  1. Issue published online: 24 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 24 JAN 2006

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Keywords:

  • hypertension;
  • Alzheimer's disease (AD);
  • cerebrovascular disease;
  • dementia

Abstract: The prevalence of hypertension is estimated to approach 50% in individuals above age 70. The consequences of hypertension include cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and general atherosclerosis. Several recent studies suggest that there may be an association also between hypertension and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This review will examine the evidence for this association and possible pathways between hypertension, Alzheimer encephalopathy, and clinical dementia.

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