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ReviewCurrent neuropharmacology2021

The Links between Cardiovascular Diseases and Alzheimer's Disease.

Jerzy Leszek, Elizaveta V Mikhaylenko, Dmitrii M Belousov, Efrosini Koutsouraki, Katarzyna Szczechowiak, Małgorzata Kobusiak-Prokopowicz, Andrzej Mysiak, Breno Satler Diniz, Siva G Somasundaram, Cecil E Kirkland and 1 more

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Review in Current neuropharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
75citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond the beats: a systematic review of the underlying inflammatory pathways between atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  8. A multilevel conceptual framework for dementia: from life-course mechanisms to public health strategies.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026
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  17. Target the Heart: A New Axis of Alzheimer's Disease Prevention.Journal of dementia and alzheimer's disease · 2025
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  20. Let-7 Family as a Mediator of Exercise on Alzheimer's Disease.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2025
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15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Jerzy LeszekDepartment of Psychiatry, Wrocław Medical University, Ul. Pasteura 10, 50-367, Wroclaw, Poland.
Elizaveta V MikhaylenkoI. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 8/2 Trubetskaya Str., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
Dmitrii M BelousovI. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 8/2 Trubetskaya Str., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
Efrosini Koutsouraki1 st Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Katarzyna SzczechowiakDepartment of Psychiatry, Wrocław Medical University, Ul. Pasteura 10, 50-367, Wroclaw, Poland.
Małgorzata Kobusiak-ProkopowiczDepartment of Cardiology, Wrocław Medical University, Ul. Pasteura 10, 50-367, Wroclaw, Poland.
Andrzej MysiakDepartment of Cardiology, Wrocław Medical University, Ul. Pasteura 10, 50-367, Wroclaw, Poland.
Breno Satler DinizDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Siva G SomasundaramDepartment of Biological Sciences, Salem University, Salem, WV, United States.
Cecil E KirklandDepartment of Biological Sciences, Salem University, Salem, WV, United States.
Gjumrakch AlievI. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 8/2 Trubetskaya Str., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
Wroclaw Medical University · PLSechenov University · RUSalem University · USAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The root cause of non-inherited Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unknown despite hundreds of research studies performed to attempt to solve this problem. Since proper prophylaxis remains the best strategy, many scientists have studied the risk factors that may affect AD development. There is robust evidence supporting the hypothesis that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) may contribute to AD progression, as the diseases often coexist. Therefore, a lack of well-defined diagnostic criteria makes studying the relationship between AD and CVD complicated. Additionally, inflammation accompanies the pathogenesis of AD and CVD, and is not only a consequence but also implicated as a significant contributor to the course of the diseases. Of note, АроЕε4 is found to be one of the major risk factors affecting both the cardiovascular and nervous systems. According to genome wide association and epidemiological studies, numerous common risk factors have been associated with the development of AD-related pathology. Furthermore, the risk of developing AD and CVDs appears to be increased by a wide range of conditions and lifestyle factors: hypertension, dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperhomocysteinemia, gut/oral microbiota, physical activity, and diet. This review summarizes the literature and provides possible mechanistic links between CVDs and AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCardiovascular DiseasesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInflammationAlzheimer’s diseasecardiovascular diseasedementianeuroinflammationvascular risk factorsАроЕ

Identifiers

PMID32727331
PMCPMC8033981
OpenAlexW3046935528

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