Table 3.

Systemic diseases. Abbreviations: S1–S18 = brains of demented patients with severe cerebral amyloid angiopathy; M1–M21 = brains of demented patients with mild cerebral amyloid angiopathy; HT = history of systemic arterial hypertension; Athero‐S = moderate or severe degree of systemic atherosclerosis; NA = not available; MI =  myocardial infarction.

Case	Systemic diseases
S1	HT; Athero‐S; Pneumonia; Pseudomembranous colitis
S2	NA
S3	HT; Athero‐S; Old MI; Cecal adenocarcinoma/liver metastasis
S4	None by history
S5	Low‐grade pancreatic intraductal mucinous tumor; Pneumonia; Pulmonary embolism
S6	NA
S7	Athero‐S; Old MI; Pulmonary embolism
S8	NA
S9	NA
S10	Athero‐S; Pulmonary emphysema
S11	HT
S12	Athero‐S; Nodular goiter; Pneumonia
S13	HT; Myxomatous degeneration of mitral and tricuspid valves; Pneumonia
S14	Athero‐S; Acute/old MI; Marantic aortic endocarditis; Pneumonia
S15	HT
S16	None by history
S17	Alcohol abuse
S18	Clinical history of MI, Hypothyroidism, and Breast cancer lumpectomy
M1	NA
M2	Athero‐S; Pneumonia; Hepatic steatosis
M3	HT; Athero‐S; Old MI; Parathyroid adenoma
M4	HT; Athero‐S; Acute/old MI
M5	NA
M6	NA
M7	HT; Athero‐S; Aortic valvular stenosis; Acute MI; Lymphocytic thyroiditis
M8	NA
M9	Athero‐S; Small‐cell lung carcinoma/liver metastasis; Pulmonary emphysema; Pulmonary embolism
M10	None by history
M11	None by history
M12	HT; Athero‐S; Acute/old MI; Pneumonia
M13	NA
M14	NA
M15	Athero‐S; Myocardial interstitial fibrosis; Pneumonia; Candida pyelonephritis
M16	NA
M17	NA
M18	Cachexia; Brown cardiac atrophy; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Acute/chronic pancreatitis; Pneumonia
M19	Athero‐S; Old MI; Bioprosthetic aortic valve; Atypical carcinoid lung tumor/liver metastasis; Pulmonary embolism
M20	Athero‐S; Acute renal microinfarct; Pneumonia
M21	NA