Compared with lisinopril, the drugs collectively had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.86, indicating a lower rate of new diagnoses over follow-up.Compared with lisinopril, the drugs collectively had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.86, indicating a lower rate of new diagnoses over follow-up.
Preprint: cohort study of adults starting ARBs or lisinopril, against people starting lisinoprilVascular dementia
Limit: Dementia diagnoses drawn from health records and claims may miss undiagnosed cases
In asymptomatic carotid stenosis, five-year rates of cognitive decline or dementia were 18.06% after carotid stenting versus 15.24% after carotid endarterectomy.In asymptomatic carotid stenosis, five-year rates of cognitive decline or dementia were 18.06% after carotid stenting versus 15.24% after carotid endarterectomy.
Older adults had an overall dementia hazard ratio of 1.51 after documented infection compared with matched uninfected peers across up to six years of follow-up.Older adults had an overall dementia hazard ratio of 1.51 after documented infection compared with matched uninfected peers across up to six years of follow-up.