Aims Some studies show coronary heart disease (CHD) to be a risk factor for cognitive
function while others report no association between the two. We examined the effect of CHD
history and duration on cognition in a middle-aged population. Methods and results Data
come from the Whitehall II study of 10 308 participants (33% women), aged 35–55 years at
baseline (Phase 1; 1985–88). CHD events were assessed up to Phase 7 (2002–04) when
5837 participants (28.4% women) undertook six cognitive tests: reasoning, vocabulary …

… We examine the effect of CHD history and duration on cognition in a middle-aged
population. … The objective of this paper is to examine the association between coronary
heart disease (CHD) and cognitive performance in middle-aged adults. The evidence for
this association in the elderly is inconsistent, some studies suggest an association …