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Default Blood Pressure, Heartbeat Problems Aggravate Alzheimer's

(Topix) "The main point of these findings is that vascular factors do affect the rate of progression in Alzheimer's, so treatment of these factors could reduce the rate of decline"
Alzheimer's disease may progress faster in patients with high blood pressure or a type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new study found. via Health Resources


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