- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects around 550 million people worldwide, and its prevalence has
doubled since 1990. - CVD has been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia in older people.
- The incidence and mortality of CVD among young and middle-aged adults have been steady or increasing in recent years.
- New research has found that people with early CVD may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems and worse brain health in middle age.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a
In high-income countries, lifestyle factors, such as obesity, lack of physical activity, and poor diet, are all increasing the incidence of CVD.
Now, new research, part of the
The research appears in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
This prospective cohort study enrolled people aged between 18 and 30 years, and followed them for 30 years. Participants had follow-up examinations every 2–5 years during the study.
The participants were from four cities in the United States, just over half were female and just under half were Black.
Dr. Sandra Narayanan, board-certified vascular neurologist and neurointerventional surgeon at Pacific Stroke & Neurovascular Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, CA, who was not involved in the study, commented for Medical News Today:
“The longitudinal, prospective study design over 30 years limits bias. The number and forms…
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