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Man gets blood pressure taken by nurse.

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SPRINT participantman gets blood pressure taken by nurse

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SPRINT participant getting blood pressure measured.

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Wake Forest School of Medicine

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Intensive lowering of blood pressure did not significantly reduce dementia but did have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Though secondary findings, the MCI results are the first to show an intervention that significantly reduces the occurrence of a well-established risk factor for dementia.
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Man gets blood pressure taken by nurse.