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Cognitive Function and Changes in Cognitive Function as Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study
25 Jul 2017
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Background: Cognitive impairment and decline may signal the increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined associations of global cognitive function, as measured by the Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) and changes in 3MS over time, with incident CVD, individual CVD outcomes, CVD death, and all-cause mortality. Methods: A total of 5,596 women (≥ 60) from the Women's Health...
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