Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second leading form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease
(AD) plaguing the elderly population. VaD is a progressive disease caused by reduced …

Heart disease is the major leading cause of death and disability in the world. Mainly
affecting the elderly population, heart disease and its main outcome, cardiovascular …

Background Vascular causes of dementia may be more common than supposed. Vascular
factors may also have a role in late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the role of hypertension …

The relation of blood pressure with cognitive function and dementia has, in recent years,
received much attention from epidemiological research. Some cross-sectional studies have …

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia. The subcortical ischaemic
form (SIVD) frequently causes cognitive impairment and dementia in elderly people. SIVD …

Essential hypertension can be defined as a rise in blood pressure of unknown cause that
increases risk for cerebral, cardiac, and renal events. In industrialised countries, the risk of …

We studied the association of mid-life blood pressure to late age dementia, specifically
Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Data are from the cohort of 3703 Japanese …

Objective: To perform serial neuropsychological assessments to detect vascular risk factors
for cognitive decline in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohort, a large biracial …

Background: The objective of this study was to establish a prospective population-based
cohort to investigate the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for mild cognitive impairment …

Background. The search for preventable and remediable risk conditions of cognitive decline
is ongoing, but results have thus far been inconsistent. According to the hypothesis of our 10 …