Abstract Background: Cognitive impairment and hypertension are prevalent in elderly. There is controversial data regarding the impact of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on cognition. Aim: To study studied the relation between angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and cognition. Methods: A case control study was conducted among Cairo’s elderly home residents, aged ≥ 60 years old, between users (n= 10) and non-users (n= 67) of ARBs among hypertensive elderly in long term care centers. Results: There was no significant difference between users and non-users of ARBs in MMSE, age, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (P= 0.76, 0.54, 0.66 and 0.37 consecutively). Conclusions: No sufficient evidence supports the relation between ARBs and cognition in a sample of hypertensive elderly.
A, H., N, A., E, E., & M, F. (2016). Angiotensin Receptors Blockers and Cognition in Elderly Home Residents. The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 3(1), 1-3. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30869
MLA
Hamza S A; Adly N N; Ekramy E. Abdelrahman E E; Fouad I M. "Angiotensin Receptors Blockers and Cognition in Elderly Home Residents". The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 3, 1, 2016, 1-3. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30869
HARVARD
A, H., N, A., E, E., M, F. (2016). 'Angiotensin Receptors Blockers and Cognition in Elderly Home Residents', The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 3(1), pp. 1-3. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30869
VANCOUVER
A, H., N, A., E, E., M, F. Angiotensin Receptors Blockers and Cognition in Elderly Home Residents. The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2016; 3(1): 1-3. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30869
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