00:00A study published in JAMA Neurology has found heart attacks aren't only affecting the cardiovascular system, the brain is affected
00:07too.
00:08Researchers found that those who have suffered a heart attack experience a faster cognitive decline than those who didn't, a
00:15decline equivalent to 6 to 13 years of cognitive aging.
00:19The HuffPost explains that in the case of a heart attack, blood flow to the heart is blocked by things
00:24like cholesterol and black.
00:26And the same can happen with the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood.
00:30Cardiologist Dr. Eric Adler tells the site, your body's inflammation system is triggered after a heart attack.
00:36And we know there are biological mechanisms in which inflammation can affect cognitive function.
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