Key result
Cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation, can lead to or worsen dementia via systemic effects.
Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in early ages and the choice of medications may affect the prognosis of dementia as well as primary cardiovascular disease.
Cautions against practice change from associations alone; leaves open randomized trials on early CVD intervention for dementia prognosis.
Dementia, as a geriatric syndrome, is an increasing concern as the ageing population grows worldwide and it is more common due to enhanced diagnostic tools. The incidence of dementia is low before 75 years of age and increases exponentially with age, even in the oldest age groups. Dementia and heart health are in close relationship. Coronary artery disease risk factors, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and some medications given for cardiovascular diseases can lead to dementia via systemic effects and also worsen dementia. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in early ages and the choice of medications may affect prognosis of dementia as well as primary cardiovascular disease.
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Fulya Avcı Demir (2019) conducted a review in Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation, can lead to or worsen dementia via systemic effects.
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