Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and cognitive decline in the general population

Cognitive function constitutes a critical dimension of the health status of elderly individuals. Age-associated decline in cognitive function may partly be attributed to the negative effects of systemic medical diseases and related factors, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and vascular risk factors. Cognitive decline has been an understudied outcome in cardiovascular epidemiological research. Few reports have comprehensively examined cognitive function in relation to clinical manifestations of systemic atherosclerotic disease in different arterial beds. Inconsistent findings are common in the literature and these arc likely to reflect the vast differences between studies regarding the choice of population under study, the methods applied for measuring and defining CVD, the types and timing of administration of protocols used for assessing cognitive function, and the paths taken in the analysis of data.

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Rafnsson, Snorri Björn

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30665

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/30665