Monday, November 19, 2007
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November 14, 2007 — New research suggests that atrial fibrillation, systolic hypertension, and angina are associated with a greater rate of cognitive decline and may represent modifiable risk factors for secondary prevention in Alzheimer's disease.
The study found that individuals with systolic hypertension at the time of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease had a rate of cognitive decline that was twice as rapid as their counterparts without the condition. Similarly, study subjects with Alzheimer's disease with angina and atrial fibrillation also experienced a more rapid decline in cognitive function compared with individuals without these vascular risk factors.
"The good news is that vascular factors can be modified, so these results may suggest strategies for slowing the progression of Alzheimer's," study author Michelle Mielke, PhD, of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, said in a statement from the American Academy of Neurology.
The study is published in the November 6 issue of Neurology.
The study found that individuals with systolic hypertension at the time of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease had a rate of cognitive decline that was twice as rapid as their counterparts without the condition. Similarly, study subjects with Alzheimer's disease with angina and atrial fibrillation also experienced a more rapid decline in cognitive function compared with individuals without these vascular risk factors.
"The good news is that vascular factors can be modified, so these results may suggest strategies for slowing the progression of Alzheimer's," study author Michelle Mielke, PhD, of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, said in a statement from the American Academy of Neurology.
The study is published in the November 6 issue of Neurology.
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