PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wint, Dylan
TI  - Depression: A shared risk factor for cardiovascular and Alzheimer disease
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.78.s1.07
DP  - 2011 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - S44--S46
VI  - 78
IP  - 8 suppl 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/8_suppl_1/S44.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/8_suppl_1/S44.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2011 Aug 01; 78
AB  - Depression has been linked to cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer disease, but the exact nature of the relationship is poorly understood. Although depression seems to progress little after the onset of Alzheimer disease, depression in earlier life increases the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment many years in the future. Depression is also associated with reduced vascular function and is a poorly recognized but significant risk factor for stroke.