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ReviewCurrent atherosclerosis reports2024

Hypercholesterolemia and the Increased Risk of Vascular Dementia: a Cholesterol Perspective.

Guojiao Shang, Qi Shao, Kai Lv, Wenxiu Xu, Jing Ji, Shuning Fan, Xiangdong Kang, Fafeng Cheng, Xueqian Wang, Qingguo Wang

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Review in Current atherosclerosis reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The bidirectional mechanistic links between Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  3. The enigma of vascular dementia: current state and emerging perspectives.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Guojiao ShangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Qi ShaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Kai LvDepartment of Geratology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.51 Xiaoguan Street, Andingmenwai, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Wenxiu XuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Jing JiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Shuning FanDongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.5 Haiyuncang, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Xiangdong KangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Fafeng ChengSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. fafengcheng@gmail.com.
Xueqian WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. shirlyding@163.com.
Qingguo WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. wangqg8558@sina.com.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7232279National Natural Science Foundation of China U21A20400,82205075,81973789Projects of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (2022-JYB-JBZR-004)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewVascular dementia (VaD) is the second most prevalent type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.Hypercholesterolemia may increase the risk of dementia, but the association between cholesterol and cognitive function is very complex. From the perspective of peripheral and brain cholesterol, we review the relationship between hypercholesterolemia and increased risk of VaD and how the use of lipid-lowering therapies affects cognition. RECENT

findingsEpidemiologic studies show since 1980, non-HDL-C levels of individuals has increased rapidly in Asian countries.The study has suggested that vascular risk factors increase the risk of VaD, such as disordered lipid metabolism. Dyslipidemia has been found to interact with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion to promote inflammation resulting in cognitive dysfunction in the brain.Hypercholesterolemia may be a risk factor for VaD. Inflammation could potentially serve as a link between hypercholesterolemia and VaD. Additionally, the potential impact of lipid-lowering therapy on cognitive function is also worth considering. Finding strategies to prevent and treat VaD is critical given the aging of the population to lessen the load on society. Currently, controlling underlying vascular risk factors is considered one of the most effective methods of preventing VaD. Understanding the relationship between abnormal cholesterol levels and VaD, as well as discovering potential serum biomarkers, is important for the early prevention and treatment of VaD.

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CholesterolDementia, VascularHypercholesterolemiaHumansRisk FactorsCholesterolCholesterolHypercholesterolemiaLipid-lowering therapyNeuroinflammationOxysterolVascular dementia

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