Cumulative cardiovascular risk is a significant factor in determining the risk for cognitive decline and dementia, according to a study published in Neurology.
“While vascular dementia de facto results from vascular injury, recent evidence has also implicated the role of cardiovascular factors in the progression of [Alzheimer’s disease],” Bryn Farnsworth von Cederwald, PhD, of the department of integrative medical biology at Umea University in Sweden, and colleagues wrote. “Notably, approximately 80% of patients diagnosed with AD exhibit vascular pathology when