The recommendations listed in this guideline are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
initial extensive evidence review, which included literature derived from research involving …

Background and Purpose—This scientific statement provides an overview of the evidence
on vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Vascular contributions to …

Research links high blood pressure variability (BPV) with stroke and cerebrovascular
disease, however, its association with cognition remains unclear. Moreover, it remains …

Objectives: To assess the effects of aerobic exercise training on neurocognitive
performance. Although the effects of exercise on neurocognition have been the subject of …

Cognitive impairment in cardiac patients may interfere with disease management. This
review describes studies examining specific cognitive impairments in cardiac patients and …

Background and Purpose—Though clinical cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
are established risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, less is known about the …

Marked improvements in survival and health outcome for people infected with HIV have
occurred since the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy over a decade ago. Yet HIV …

Background: Cognitive impairments occur frequently in patients with chronic heart failure
(CHF), resulting in worse health outcomes than expected. These impairments can remain …

BACKGROUND: Carotid atherosclerosis has been suggested to be involved in cognitive
decline. METHODS: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study is a longitudinal study of …

Aging is characterized by a decline in cognitive functions, particularly in the domains of
executive function, processing speed and episodic memory. These age-related declines are …