Cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia compared to a psychiatric control cohort.
Jonathan S VogelgsangClaus Wolff-MenzlerBernhard KisMona Abdel-HamidJens WiltfangPhilipp HessmannPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2018)
Awareness of somatic comorbidities in patients with dementia is crucial to avoid complications during inpatient treatment. The occurrence of comorbid disorders was associated with longer and more frequent hospital stays, which potentially lead to higher health-care costs. Further studies should evaluate the causative association between somatic comorbidities and inpatient costs in dementia patients.
Keyphrases
- smoking cessation
- mild cognitive impairment
- replacement therapy
- healthcare
- cognitive impairment
- mental health
- cognitive decline
- end stage renal disease
- acute care
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- copy number
- risk assessment
- prognostic factors
- gene expression
- dna methylation
- combination therapy
- patient reported