Association of change in cardiovascular risk factors with incident dementia.
Sanaz SedaghatPamela L LutseyYuekai JiJean-Philippe EmpanaFarzaneh SorondTimothy M HughesThomas H MosleyRebecca F GottesmanDavid S KnopmanKeenan A WalkerVilmundur GudnasonLenore J LaunerThomas T van SlotenPublished in: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (2022)
Cardiovascular health and dementia were studied in two large cohort studies. Better cardiovascular health at midlife relates to lower dementia risk. Improvement of cardiovascular health within midlife relates to lower dementia risk. Promotion of cardiovascular health at midlife can help to reduce dementia risk.