Do statins cause dementia? Florida cardiologist reacts

ORLANDO, Fla. — Do statins cause dementia? Millions of patients in the U.S. take the medication to help lower cholesterol levels.

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Some researchers have raised the question of whether that type of drug later causes cognitive impairment.

Dr. Rajesh Shah, an interventional cardiologist at Advent Health in Central Florida, said the recent concern from researchers could be linked to an aging population.

“As our population gets older, there are more people with cognitive impairment and more people on statin therapy,” Dr. Shah said. “There has been some loose associations of the use of statin therapy and cognitive impairment.”

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