Does incident myocardial infarction accelerate the decline of global cognition, memory, or executive function?
Incident myocardial infarction is associated with accelerated long-term cognitive decline, suggesting that preventing MI may preserve long-term brain health.
This cohort study using pooled data from 6 cohort studies found that incident MI was not associated with a decrease in global cognition, memory, or executive function at the time of the event compared with no MI but was associated with faster declines in global cognition, memory, and executive function over time. These findings suggest that prevention of MI may be important for long-term brain health.
Johansen et al. (Tue,) studied this question.