Adults diagnosed with coronary heart disease before age 45 have an especially increased risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia.
Proper lifestyle choices have long-term effects on the heart and brain. A large-scale prospective cohort study revealed a striking correlation between the age at which coronary heart disease or CHD manifests and the subsequent risk of developing various forms of dementia.
People who had coronary heart disease before age 45 had a 36% increased risk of developing dementia and a 13% increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s, a new study has found.