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The effects of cardiovascular risk factors on cognitive compromise.
Dialogues in clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 2009
Beeri Michal Schnaider, Ravona-Springer Ramit, Silverman Jeremy M, Haroutunian Vahram
Abstract excerpt
As life expectancy in the United States continues to increase, the projected numbers of elderly people who will develop dementia will grow rapidly. This paper reviews four well-established cardiovascular risk factors (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, and inflammation), for which there is longitudinal epidemiological evidence of increased risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment,...
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