Naila Ijaz, Yasser Jamil, Charles H Brown, Ashok Krishnaswami, Ariela Orkaby, Marnina B Stimmel, Gary Gerstenblith, Michael G Nanna, Abdulla A Damluji
As the older adult population expands, an increasing number of patients affected by geriatric syndromes are seen by cardiovascular clinicians. One such syndrome that has been associated with poor outcomes is cognitive frailty: the simultaneous presence of cognitive impairment, without evidence of dementia, and physical frailty, which results in decreased cognitive reserve. Driven by common pathophysiologic underpinnings (eg, inflammation and neurohormonal dysregulation), cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and frailty also share the following risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, obesity, sedentary behavior, and tobacco use...
February 14, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association