The relationship of cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular complications

Authors:

Ostroumova T.M., Kochetkov A.I.

Cardiovascular diseases (CCZ) remain the most common among chronic non-infectious diseases. In 2020, approximately 19.1 million deaths around the world were associated with the SVD, and their prevalence with the amendment to age amounted to 7354.1 cases per 100 thousand people. Given the increasing life expectancy and, accordingly, the share of elderly people in the structure of the population, an increase in the prevalence of the CVD is further expected. The functions of the brain and cardiovascular system (CCC) are closely interconnected. So, it is well known that diseases of the brain, such as a stroke, can lead to damage to the myocardium. On the other hand, cognitive functions directly depend on the state of CCC. Therefore, quite often to describe the pathology of the brain in patients with SVD, the term “cerebrovascular diseases” (CVP) is used. CVP combines a group of diseases due to pathological changes in cerebral vessels. The CVP is a manifestation and complication of various SVDs, such as dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension (hypertension), diabetes (diabetes), etc., leading to acute or chronic disturbances in cerebral circulation. Clinically the CVP can manifest by acute cerebrovascular accident in the form of a stroke or transient ischemic attack or have a chronic course, leading to the development of vascular cognitive impairment (KN).