Cognitive impairment and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. A heart-brain continuum hypothesis

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-52

  Abete, Pasquale ^a   Della Morte, David ^b,f   Gargiulo, Gaetano ^c   Basile, Claudia ^a   Langellott, Assunta ^d   Galizia, Gianluigi ^e   Testa, Gianluca ^f   Vincenzo, Canonico ^a   Bonaduce, Domenico ^a   Cacciatore, Francesco ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^d Division of Geriatrics   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^f IRCCS   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cognitive impairment; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DEMENTIA; HYPOTHESIS; AGE; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HEART; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HEART; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84906337767     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.07.003     Document Type: Review

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