Coronary heart disease in middle-aged people at risk of dementia in later life
LONDON, Nov. 30 (UPI) – People diagnosed with coronary heart disease in early middle age are at much higher risk of developing dementia in later life than people with healthy hearts, according to a Chinese study of more than 400,000 Britons published Wednesday. Men and women who develop heart disease early, particularly those under 45, have a 36% increased risk of developing dementia, a 13% increased risk of Alzheimer’s and are 78% more likely to develop vascular dementia — brain impairment caused by oxygen and nutrient deprivation, according to the research published in Journal of the American Heart Association. By