Cumulative exposure to high blood pressure, especially starting earlier in life, increases the risk of dementia due to damage to small brain vessels.

“so it does seem like as you mentioned cumulative exposure yeah seems to be the the more important thing here and again people that are probably in their 20s 30s 40s aren't even if they have high blood pressure aren't probably thinking it's a big deal and in fact that's probably the biggest deal because they're starting early with the high blood pressure that's my thought that's what we've read”

“elevated blood pressure is not only going to increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases but it also significantly raises the risk of dementia later in life and what's the most important factor for that is the cumulative exposure to high blood pressure”

“what's the most important factor for that is the cumulative exposure to high blood pressure so the earlier in life you get high blood pressure the more the the risk you have of dementia later in life and this is because sustained high blood pressure can lead to damage in the small vessels of the brain and that impairs cognitive functions and potentially leads to conditions like dementia as a person ages”

“monitoring and managing blood pressure for from a young age I think is really important and can be crucial for mitigating these dementia risk these cardiovascular disease risk”