At autopsy, numbers in parentheses represent cases with pathologic features of cerebrovascular disease contributing to their cognitive status.
*Among 23 subjects with pathologic evidence of cerebrovascular disease, vascular disease was considered primarily responsible for the cognitive status in 3 subjects (Two had AD and 1 was a CS at clinical enrollment).
CVD, cerebrovascular disease; DAT, dementia of the Alzheimer type; SHEP, Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program; CS, Carotid stenosis; AD, Alzheimer's disease.