
News|Articles|July 1, 2006
Antihypertensives demonstrate benefit in reducing Alzheimer's disease risk
Potassium-sparing diuretics reduced the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by >70% in patients aged >64 years while other antihypertensive (AH) medications, including all diuretics, beta blockers, and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers, were linked with somewhat smaller decreases in Alzheimer's risk.
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