Associations of Antihypertensive Medication Consumption and Drug-Drug Interaction with Statin and Metformin with Reduced Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Risk among Hypertensive Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment using High Volume Claims Data
Abstract:Background: While hypertension is a modifiable risk factor of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
(ADRD), limited studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of antihypertensive medications (AHMs) in altering the progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to ADRD; similarly, few studies have assessed drug-drug interactions of AHMs with drugs targeted to modify other risk factors of ADRD such as type Ⅱ diabetes and hypercholesterolemia.
Method: 128,683 unique hypertensive patients with MCI on U… Show more
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