NIH R01 · 2025
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) are projected to affect 115 million people worldwide by 2050. Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID)—a primary type of ADRD—is a major research focus for the NIH, which has called for the need for studies of prevention across the lifespan and in diverse populations (ADRD summit 2019). Underrecognized but relevant to VCID, prior research indicates that arrhythmias are associated with lower cognitive function and greater risk of AD/ADRD. However, current knowledge of arrhythmias’ neurocognitive impact is lacking in the fastest growing ethnic group in the USA—Hispanics/Latinos—who are anticipated to contribute…
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