Vascular contributions to dementia: prevention in those at high-risk

每年有1万名老年人接受心脏手术。这些成年人患痴呆症的风险很高，因为导致他们接受心血管手术的因素与导致痴呆症的因素是一样的：高血压、二型糖尿病等。事实上，这一人群不仅因血管疾病而患痴呆症的风险增加，而且还因为接受手术本身。该项目旨在预防这一弱势群体的痴呆症。

10,000 older adults undergo surgeries on their heart every year. These adults are at high risk for dementia, as the factors that bring them to cardiovascular surgery are the same as those that associate with dementia: hypertension, type II diabetes, etc. This population is in fact not only at increased risk of dementia due to vascular ill-health, but also because of undergoing the surgery itself. This project aims to prevent dementia in this vulnerable group.