Long-term intensive blood-pressure control reduces dementia risk, community-led trial finds
In a community-based trial in rural China, an intensive blood pressure-lowering intervention reduced the incidence of dementia compared with usual care, according to results from the China Rural Hypertension Control Program presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026.
<p>In a community-based trial in rural China, an intensive blood pressure-lowering intervention reduced the incidence of dementia compared with usual care, according to results from the China Rural Hypertension Control Program presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026.</p>