TAKEPLACE: EARLY COGNITIVE AND MEMORY PROBLEMS LINKED TO CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

EARLY COGNITIVE AND MEMORY PROBLEMS LINKED TO CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing early cognitive and memory problems as well. That's according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011. For the study, 3,486 men and 1,341 women with an average age of 55 underwent cognitive tests three times over 10 years. The tests measured reasoning, memory, fluency and vocabulary. Participants received a Framingham risk score that is used to predict 10-year risk of a cardiovascular event. It is based on age, sex, HDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and whether they smoked or had diabetes. ESCIENCENEWS

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