Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Despite the shared pathogenesis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and vascular dementia, there are little data on cognitive impairment in PAD patients. We hypothesized that cognitive impairment will be common and previously unrecognized. Cognitive impairment screening was prospectively performed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of vascular surgery 2023-04, Vol.91, p.210-217
Hauptverfasser: Smith, Eric J.T., Gasper, Warren J., Schneider, Peter A., Finlayson, Emily, Walter, Louise C., Covinsky, Ken E., Conte, Michael S., Iannuzzi, James C.
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Sprache:eng
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Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis
Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology
Cognitive Dysfunction - etiology
Humans
Insulins
Peripheral Arterial Disease - diagnosis
Peripheral Arterial Disease - epidemiology
Treatment Outcome
Veterans
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Zusammenfassung:Despite the shared pathogenesis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and vascular dementia, there are little data on cognitive impairment in PAD patients. We hypothesized that cognitive impairment will be common and previously unrecognized. Cognitive impairment screening was prospectively performed for veterans presenting to a single Veterans Affairs outpatient vascular surgery clinic from 2020–2021 for PAD consultation or disease surveillance. Overall, 125 Veterans were screened. Cognitive impairment was defined as a score of
ISSN:0890-5096
1615-5947
DOI:10.1016/j.avsg.2022.11.029