SynthesisBrain and behavior2020
Association between atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- Relationship Between Clusters of Multimorbidity and Dementia Risk: A Systematic Review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- AdipoRon's Impact on Alzheimer's Disease-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Non-Genetic Risk Factors of Alzheimer's Disease: An Updated Umbrella Review.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2024Pooled it
- Association between atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain and behavior · 2020Pooled it
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- STAT4-dependent regulation of neuroinflammation in atherosclerosis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Exploration and validation of biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease based on GEO database.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Towards effective interventions: scoping review on prevention and modifiable risk factors of neurodegenerative diseases.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- The heart-brain crosstalk in age related cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2025Review
- The Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2025Review
- Target the Heart: A New Axis of Alzheimer's Disease Prevention.Journal of dementia and alzheimer's disease · 2025Article
- The Peripheral Amyloid-β Nexus: Connecting Alzheimer's Disease with Atherosclerosis through Shared Pathophysiological Mechanisms.Neuromolecular medicine · 2025Review
- Genomic Characterisation of the Relationship and Causal Links Between Vascular Calcification, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cognitive Traits.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Characterizing vascular function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, and mixed Alzheimer's and atherosclerosis.Neurophotonics · 2025Article
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- Diagnostic Value of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Combined with Periventricular White Matter Hyperintensities for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Article
- Subclinical vascular risk composites and dementia imaging biomarkers 17-20 years later in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior · 2025Article
- Serum Biomarkers of Vascular Dysfunction, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Clinical Severity of Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-sectional Study.Current Alzheimer research · 2025Observational
- Advances in pathogenesis and treatment of vascular endothelial injury-related diseases mediated by mitochondrial abnormality.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the relationship between atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD), we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the difference of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and the prevalence of atherosclerosis between AD patients and non-AD controls.
methodsThe studies on the association between atherosclerosis and AD were manually searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) spanned to September 2018 according to PRISMA (the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines.
resultsThirteen studies were included in the final analysis, seven studies with data on the mean CIMT (610 cases and 417 controls) and ten studies reporting on the prevalence of atherosclerosis (1,698 cases and 6,452 controls). Compared with controls, AD group showed a significantly higher CIMT (overall standard mean difference = 0.94; 95% CI, 0.48-1.40; p < .0001) and an increased prevalence of atherosclerosis (OR = 1.46; 95% CI, 1.26-1.68; p < .0001).
conclusionsAtherosclerosis is significantly associated with AD. CIMT might be a useful marker to predict the risk of AD and assess the vascular burden. The finding is also important for possible prevention and treatment of AD in the future.
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