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Introduction: Blood pressure and perfusion of the brain are central components of neurological health that are often influenced by Heart Failure. However, the connection between blood pressure and the development of dementia is not clearly understood. Aim of the study: The aim of this retrospective study was to assess blood pressure trends in older heart failure patients and evaluate whether they developed dementia over the course of a five-year period. Methods: This retrospective case-control study analyzed blood pressure changes preceding the diagnosis of dementia in patients over the age-of-60. Blood pressures were obtained from the date of dementia diagnosis, and then one-year and five years before diagnosis. Study “controls” were age-matched patients without dementia, using the mean-age-of dementia diagnosis as the first data point. Results: 67.2% of patients with a dementia diagnosis had experienced a decrease in systolic pressure up to 5-years prior to their diagnosis, as compared to 46.6% of patients who had not been diagnosed by the same age. Similarly, in the one-year preceding the diagnosis, 62.7% of patients with dementia showed a decreasing systolic pressure over the time period, as compared to 50.0% of those who did not develop dementia. Additionally, there was a significant difference (p |
