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Heart disease as a risk factor for dementia
Justin BN, Turek M, Hakim AM.. Clinical epidemiology, 2013-04-26
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
As life expectancy lengthens, dementia is becoming a significant human condition in terms of its prevalence and cost to society worldwide. It is important in that context to understand the preventable and treatable causes of dementia. This article exposes the link between dementia and heart disease in all its forms, including coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, valvular disease, and heart failure. This article also explores the cardiovascular risk factors and emphasizes that several of them are preventable and treatable. In addition to medical therapies, the lifestyle changes that may be useful in retarding the onset of dementia are also summarized.
Key findings
- As life expectancy lengthens, dementia is becoming a significant human condition in terms of its prevalence and cost to society worldwide.
Why it matters
This article describes links between heart disease and dementia and notes that several cardiovascular risk factors are preventable and treatable. It does not report any trial result showing that treating heart disease prevents, treats, or cures Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 46/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 44 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 46 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Clinical epidemiology) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Clinical Epidemiology: journal h-index 103 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2013 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 230 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 15.3 citations a year over 15 year(s) since 2013 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 7.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 3 / 6 | Cited by 14 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 57 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author Turek holds only 2 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | McGill University: institution h-index 1,373 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 23658499) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 44 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 44 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 46 out of 100. |
| Total | 46 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Justin, B. N., Turek, M., & Hakim, A. M. (2013). Heart disease as a risk factor for dementia. Clinical epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s30621
Vancouver
Justin BN, Turek M, Hakim AM. Heart disease as a risk factor for dementia. Clinical epidemiology. 2013. doi:10.2147/clep.s30621. PMID: 23658499.
BibTeX
@article{justin2013-23658499,
author = {Justin, B. N. and Turek, M. and Hakim, A. M.},
title = {{Heart disease as a risk factor for dementia}},
journal = {Clinical epidemiology},
year = {2013},
doi = {10.2147/clep.s30621},
pmid = {23658499},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s30621}
}
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