Study finds link between heart attacks and faster cognitive decline

2023-06-09 17:30:50

medicine

Friday 9 June 2023

Baltimore In the years following a heart attack, patients’ cognition, memory and executive functions apparently deteriorate faster than before the event. This is shown by a cohort study with pooled data from more than 30,000 adults, the results of which have now been published in JAMA Neurology (2023; DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.1331). Heart attacks have also been previously associated with the onset of dementia and…