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The heart health, dementia link: 7 things to know

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Addressing heart health earlier in life may affect and even deter dementia risk later in life, according to research published by The American Heart Association Oct. 10 in Stroke.

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Genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer's disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias

Science Daily - Stroke

Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap with vascular dementia.

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Midlife Choices May Offset Genetic Risk for Dementia, Stroke, Late-Life Depression

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Healthier lifestyle behaviors in midlife were linked with better outcomes in people with genetic predisposition for age-related brain diseases, longitudinal data from the U.K. Biobank showed. Over about 12 years of follow-up.

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Does Early Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation Reduce Dementia Risk in Patients with Prior Stroke?

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

Observational data from South Korea show an association between early rhythm control and lower risk for dementia in stroke survivors.

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High biological age may increase the risk of dementia and stroke

Science Daily - Stroke

People who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, especially vascular dementia.

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Association of Rare NOTCH3 Variants With Prevalent and Incident Stroke and Dementia in the General Population

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundIt is uncertain whether rareNOTCH3variants are associated with stroke and dementia in the general population and whether they lead to alterations in cognitive function. For the follow‐up analysis, 1007 participants were included in the stroke analysis, and 870 participants in the dementia analysis.

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Research finds risk of dementia nearly three times higher the first year after a stroke

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Having a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia. The risk of dementia was the highest in the first year after a stroke and remained elevated over a period of 20 years, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2024, held in Phoenix, Feb.