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Re:Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also hel... by exhilaration on Monday August 17, 2026 @12:14PM (#49333397)
Very interesting. Since you've spent some time thinking about it, what's your hypothesis of the connection between high blood pressure and dementia? Any interesting links you could share?

Maybe high blood pressure causing more pressure in the blood vessels of the brain, leading to a lifetime or decades of cumulative damage?

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Re:Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also hel... by Qem on Monday August 17, 2026 @01:07PM (#49334274)
Microstrokes, that affect capillary vessels in the brain, don't cause short term acute loss of function, but have a cummulative impact over time?
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