Many epidemiological studies are confirming
the relationship between atherosclerosis (van Oijen et al
) and related risk factors such as the metabolic syndrome (Razay
et al ) and dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The
upside of these observations is the potential for primary prevention
(Willcox et al ). The VASCOG Congress in San Antonio mid-July
will explore these relationships and treatment strategies (www.vas-cog.org/vas-cog2007).
Atherosclerosis and risk for dementia
(Ann Neurol 2007;61:403-410)
m. van Oijen,
f. Jan de Jong,
j.c. Witeman,
a. Hofman,
ET AL
Rotterdam,
the Netherlands
The metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer
disease
(Arch Neurol 2007;64:93-96)
g. Razay,
a. Vreugdenhil,
g. Wilcock
Launceston, Australia
Midlife risk factors and healthy
survival in men
(JAMA 2006;296[19]:2343-2350)
b.j. Willcox,
q. He,
r. Chen,
k. Yano
Honolulu, HI
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