Heart Failure
Heart failure is linked to increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease in older adults
Published in Cardiovascular Week, July 10th, 2006
According to a study from Sweden, "Heart failure has been linked to cognitive impairment in several previous studies, but to our knowledge, no investigations have explored the relationship between heart failure and the risk of dementia. We sought to examine the hypothesis that heart failure is a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer disease."
"A community-based cohort of 1301 individuals 75 years or older and without dementia in Stockholm, Sweden, was examined 3 times over a 9-year period to detect patients with dementia and Alzheimer disease using...
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