Subclinical cardiac dysfunction increases the risk of stroke and dementia: The Rotterdam Study

Conclusions:
In elderly free of clinical cardiac disease, worse diastolic function is associated with clinical stroke, dementia, and silent infarcts on MRI, whereas worse systolic function is related only to clinical stroke. These findings can form the basis for future research on the utility of cardiac function as potential intervention target for prevention of neurologic diseases.

Source: Neurology - February 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: de Bruijn, R. F. A. G., Portegies, M. L. P., Leening, M. J. G., Bos, M. J., Hofman, A., van der Lugt, A., Niessen, W. J., Vernooij, M. W., Franco, O. H., Koudstaal, P. J., Ikram, M. A. Tags: MRI, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia, Cohort studies ARTICLE Source Type: research