{"id":2214,"date":"2025-10-06T09:08:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inscorcardiologia.com\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:26:26","slug":"demencia-vascular-corazon-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inscorcardiologia.com\/en\/demencia-vascular-corazon-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Vascular dementia and the heart: when the most vital organ is connected to the brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2214\" class=\"elementor elementor-2214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a5592cc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a5592cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e29dac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e29dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1912a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a1912a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3544a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3544a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you know that the health of the heart directly influences the health of the brain?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ece3b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ece3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was recently explained by Dr. Tom\u00e1s Bertolino, cardiologist at INSCOR Barcelona, in his interview on COPE.<br \/>You can listen to it here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/inscor-institut-de-salut-cardiovascular_demencia-vascular-y-corazon-activity-7379932385221632000-XOsW?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABTJ86QBHPROUe7VPBXhfh4VZi6gIpez18I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba52612 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba52612\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2b424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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That's why taking care of your heart is a direct way to protect your memory and thinking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b6e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58b6e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heart and brain: one system<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b95c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b95c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The brain needs a constant flow of blood to function properly.<br \/>If the heart does not pump well or the vessels are blocked, oxygen does not get through. This can lead to micro-strokes in the brain or even vascular dementia.<\/p><p><strong>As Dr. Bertolino pointed out:<\/strong><br \/>\"A healthy heart means a healthy brain. Cardiovascular health and cognitive health go hand in hand\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053f68c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"053f68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82b8ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e82b8ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a547d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a547d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to prevent vascular dementia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0705782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0705782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prevention is in your hands. Here are the key points recommended by our cardiology team in Barcelona:<\/p><ul><li>Control your blood pressure and cholesterol.<\/li><li>Follow a Mediterranean diet.<\/li><li>Move every day.<\/li><li>Avoid smoking and excess alcohol.<\/li><li>Have regular cardiac check-ups.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569fcf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"569fcf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37492e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37492e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/inscorcardiologia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DEMENCIA-VASCULAR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inscorcardiologia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DEMENCIA-VASCULAR.jpg 600w, https:\/\/inscorcardiologia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DEMENCIA-VASCULAR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inscorcardiologia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DEMENCIA-VASCULAR-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4544c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a4544c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ed3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8ed3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366523a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"366523a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vascular dementia can be prevented by taking care of cardiovascular risk factors.<br \/>At INSCOR Barcelona, we work to protect your heart and your brain with personalised and close medical care.<\/p><p><strong><em>Order your cardiovascular check-up and start taking care of the most important thing today: your health and your mind.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023b18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"023b18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At INSCOR, we continue to work every day to help you live longer and better.\n\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vascular dementia is closely linked to heart health. 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