Cognitive Decline Increases Heart Disease Risk in Diabetic Patients

People with severe cognitive impairment are 1.6 times more likely to develop major cardiovascular events such as heart disease risk in diabetic patients.

People with type 2 diabetes who have cognitive impairment were found to be at a higher risk of developing stroke, heart attack, or even death, reveals a new study.

The study was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

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‘People with severe cognitive impairment are 1.6 times more likely to develop major cardiovascular events.’

More than 16 million people in the United States are living with cognitive impairment, and age is the biggest risk factor.

Cognitive impairment ranges from mild to severe and has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

“Our study found low scores on cognitive tests predicted heart disease in people with diabetes and other heart risk factors,” said Hertzel C. Gerstein of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.

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“Although the explanation for this remains unclear, proven heart medications should be offered to these patients to reduce their future risk of a heart attack or stroke.”

Research Study and its Results

The researchers assessed the relationship between cognitive function and future cardiovascular events in 8,772 people with type 2 diabetes from the REWIND trial during more than five years of follow-up.

They found that people with the lowest level of cognitive function had a higher risk of heart attack and stroke than those with higher levels of cognitive function.

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People with severe cognitive impairment were up to 1.6 times more likely to experience major adverse cardiovascular events, and 1.8 times more likely to experience a stroke or die compared to people without cognitive impairment. These findings suggest cognitive function could predict a person’s future risk of heart disease.

Source-Eurekalert

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