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Sure but the research in the article shows that hypertension caused a specific form of cognitive decline and that the effect could be slowed even if the hyperte
by zwieback 3y ago
Sure but the research in the article shows that hypertension caused a specific form of cognitive decline and that the effect could be slowed even if the hypertension itself isn't fixed. So, basically the article says there are cases where the cognitive decline is a direct result of the hypertension, the opposite of your first sentence.
- atlgator 3y agoBut they didn't reduce the hypertension metabolically. They just treated it directly with hypertension drugs. This suggests hypertension could just be a symptom (along with cognitive decline) caused by something else.
- Rastonbury 3y agoYou are just speculating btw, a lot of people have primary hypertension with no apparent cause. Bodies are like that or there is some mystery ailment no one has ever been able to pinpoint, it's a leap to speculate that some hidden cause is also linked to cognitive decline. Other causes of hypertension are very well known
- atlgator 3y ago"No apparent cause." That doesn't mean there is no cause. Doctors just don't know what it is in that case, which is my point. It's the same with cholesterol levels now. It used to be you got high cholesterol "from eating too much cholesterol" until they realized some people just have high cholesterol regardless of what they eat. So they continue to seek a cause.