Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 21, 2024

While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia risk, new research provides evidence of causal link, identifying it as a major vascular factor.

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 26, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- Four new risk factors for young-onset dementia were identified in the prospective U.K. Biobank study. Orthostatic hypotension, vitamin D deficiency, high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and social isolation emerged as new risk.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 26, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Mandating clinicians to report drivers with dementia may be associated with missed or delayed dementia diagnoses, a cross-sectional study of primary care providers suggested. Clinicians in states that required them to report.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JUNE 26, 2024

Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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HCPLive

APRIL 8, 2024

The study highlights how the experience of loneliness for care partners of people with dementia changes relationship roles throughout the dementia trajectory.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 25, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Overprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent repercussion in people with dementia, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated. Compared with primary care physicians.

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Med Page Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- Sleep regularity in midlife and at older ages may be a novel dementia risk factor, data from 88,000 people in Great Britain suggested. Day-to-day consistency in sleep-wake patterns showed a U-shaped association with incident.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 17, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Use of antipsychotics in dementia patients was associated with an increased risk for a wider range of adverse outcomes than previously acknowledged, a population-based matched cohort study from the U.K. In the analysis.

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HCPLive

APRIL 25, 2024

Chun spoke in this interview segment about more recommendations for internal medicine physicians to give older adults related to aging, dementia, and statin use.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 4, 2024

In a new study, hearing loss was significantly associated with a 7% higher risk of dementia, while hearing aids were shown to reduce such risks.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: In a large population study conducted in Canada, the risk of dementia was nearly 3 times higher in the first year after a stroke, then fell to a 1.5-times times increased risk by the 5-year mark and remained elevated 20 years later.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 15, 2024

A new study suggests that reducing systolic blood pressure below the clinically safe threshold of 120 mmHg over time may produce slight health-protective benefits against late-life dementia and help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in both hypertension and hypertension control.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In middle-age men with high Alzheimer's dementia risk, higher pancreatic fat was linked with lower cognition and brain volumes. (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Obesity) The Department of Justice.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 27, 2024

What is the effect of antihypertensive drug treatment on the risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease among new users of antihypertensive medications?

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HCPLive

MAY 5, 2024

Devanand reviews lecanemab and the advent of blood biomarkers for dementia and Alzheimer's management at APA 2024.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cardiogenic dementia is a cognitive impairment caused by heart dysfunction and has received increasing research attention. The prevention and treatment of cardiogenic dementia are essential to improve the quality of life, particularly in the elderly and aging population.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

BackgroundThe association of age at coronary heart disease (CHD) onset with incident dementia remains unexplored. Information on the diagnosis of CHD and dementia was collected at baseline and follow‐ups. 1.38];P<0.001), and vascular dementia (HR, 1.22 [95% CI, 1.13–1.31];P<0.001). 1.31];P<0.001).

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

MAY 22, 2024

Observational data from South Korea show an association between early rhythm control and lower risk for dementia in stroke survivors.

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HCPLive

APRIL 20, 2024

This data presented at ACP Internal Medicine 2024 highlights several important findings on older adults, dementia, dual-tasking, and cognitive decline.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I am going to start with the answer to the question of whether statins cause dementia and then provide the details backing up my answer. Statins do not cause dementia. But if you are someone who thinks that statins do cause dementia and you need to see the evidence to refute that claim, then read on. The answer is: No.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Having coronary heart disease at a younger age was associated with an increased risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, finds a new study.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Former talk show host Wendy Williams, 59, was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia -- the same form of dementia as actor Bruce. (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.

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American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Research Highlights: People diagnosed with coronary heart disease had a significantly increased risk of developing dementia later in life, according to an analysis of data for more than 430,000 people from the UK Biobank. Participants who had.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

BACKGROUND:Abnormal orthostatic blood pressure (BP) regulation may result in cerebral hypoperfusion and brain ischemia and contribute to dementia. It may also manifest as early symptoms of the neurodegenerative process associated with dementia. The primary outcome was adjudicated dementia ascertained through 2019.RESULTS:Among

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

JANUARY 17, 2022

However over the past few years there have been several studies which have studied AF patients and discovered patients with AF have a significantly higher prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia and as we do not have any clinical guidelines as yet, we have to try and work out for ourselves as to why there is this association.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 8, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with the development of dementia and observational studies have shown that oral anticoagulation (OAC) and catheter ablation reduce dementia risk.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

At the same time, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias represent a significant global health burden, with an estimated prevalence of 51.6 Observational studies showed the AF is associated with an increased risk of dementia, as well as cognitive impairment. However, the causal relationship between AF and dementia remains unclear.

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Hypertension Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It is the main cause of lacunar stroke and a major source of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Strongly associated with age and hypertension, small vessel disease is found at autopsy in over 50% of people aged ≥65 years, with a spectrum of clinical manifestations.

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Science Daily - Stroke

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Researchers have discovered a new avenue of cell death in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. The study reveals for the first time that a form of cell death known as ferroptosis -- caused by a buildup of iron in cells -- destroys microglia cells in cases of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.

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American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Research Highlights: A four-year blood pressure intervention program in rural China significantly reduced systolic blood pressure by an average of 22 mmHg and risk of all-cause dementia by 15% in people with high blood pressure.

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Science Daily - Stroke

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

People who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, especially vascular dementia.

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Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Recently, some randomized trials, including the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial), have suggested that improvements in cardiovascular risk factors may also slow cognitive decline and reduce the eventual development of dementia.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

BackgroundIt is uncertain whether rareNOTCH3variants are associated with stroke and dementia in the general population and whether they lead to alterations in cognitive function. For the follow‐up analysis, 1007 participants were included in the stroke analysis, and 870 participants in the dementia analysis.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:The increased risk of dementia after delirium and infection might be influenced by cerebral small vessel disease-SVD. Dementia was diagnosed using clinical/cognitive assessment, medical records and death certificates. Hospitalisation without delirium/infection did not predict subsequent dementia (HR=1.01,95%CI:0.86-1.20).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Having a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia. The risk of dementia was the highest in the first year after a stroke and remained elevated over a period of 20 years, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024, held in Phoenix, Feb.

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Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cerebral small vessel disease is common in older adults and increases the risk of stroke, cognitive impairment, and dementia. While often attributed to midlife vascular risk factors such as hypertension, factors from earlier in life may contribute to later small vessel disease risk.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Individual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) are associated with impaired cognition and dementia but may not reflect the overall burden of CSVD. Conclusions:Our results support the use of CSVD score as an indicator for dementia risk and it may be as robust as the FSRP.

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