- People who have cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, are at an increased risk for dementia.
- Statins are a type of medication used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have found statins may help lower dementia risk in people with heart failure.
More than half a billion people around the world have cardiovascular disease.
Previous research shows that people who have cardiovascular disease — such as heart failure — are at an increased risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Statins are a type of medication used in certain to help
Additionally, statins may be used in both the
Now researchers from the University of Hong Kong have found statins may help lower dementia risk — including Alzheimer’s disease — in people with heart failure.
The study was recently published in the journal
Corresponding study author Prof. Kai-Hang Yiu, clinical professor in the Cardiology Division of the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Hospital, and Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China, explained to Medical News Today why his research team studied the potential association between statin therapy and dementia incidence among patients with heart failure.
Prof. Yiu said previous research suggested that statins may have
“It is noted that non-cardiovascular outcomes are increasing among heart failure patients, especially dementia,” Prof. Yiu said.
“Therefore, it was important to investigate whether statin therapy could potentially reduce the risks of dementia incidence and its subtypes, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and unspecified dementia in patients with heart failure.”
This is not the first study to look at statins…
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