Dae Yong Park, Yasser Jamil, Golsa Babapour, Junglee Kim, Greta Campbell, Zafer Akman, Ajar Kochar, Sounok Sen, Marc D Samsky, Nikhil V Sikand, Jennifer Frampton, Abdulla Al Damluji, Michael G Nanna
BACKGROUND: Cognitive function and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a bidirectional relationship, but studies on the impact of CVD subtypes and aging spectrum have been scarce. METHODS: We assessed older adults aged ≥60 years from the 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey who had coronary heart disease, angina, prior myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or prior stroke. We compared CERAD-IR, CERAD-DR, Animal Fluency test, and DSST scores to assess cognitive performance in older adults with and without CVD...
April 2, 2024: American Heart Journal