title: Coronary artery disease in patients with dementia.
abstract: Our population is ageing. The prevalence of dementia is increasing as the population ages. Dementia is known to share many common risk factors with coronary artery disease including age, genetics, smoking, the components of the metabolic syndrome and inflammation. Despite the growing ageing population with dementia, there is underutilization of optimal care (pharmacotherapy and interventional procedures) in this cohort. Given common risk factors and potential benefit, patients with cognitive impairment and dementia should be offered contemporary care. However, further research evaluating optimal care in this patient cohort is warranted.
authors.affiliation: aCardiology Department, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences bInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University cCardiothoracic Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fowkes
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kunadian
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional