
People with familial hypercholesterolemia and those on long-term, high-intensity statins had no greater risk for dementia than matched controls, per a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Cardiovascular disease risk factors are important in the development of dementia,” Liv J. Mundal, MD, MHA, PhD, of the department of endocrinology, morbid obesity and preventive medicine at Oslo University Hospital in Norway, and colleagues wrote. “One-third of all dementia cases may be associated with CVD risk factors and may, therefore, be preventable. There is a positive association