[Verified Answer]: A patient with a history of heart failure…

A patient with a history of heart failure (HF) begins experiencing memory loss associated with Alzheimer disease (AD). Which statement describing the development of AD to the patient’s family is accurate? “Chronic low perfusion to the brain, such as from decreased cardiac output in heart failure, can lead to development of a degenerative neurologic disorder such as AD.” “The brain has swelling and it has impacted the tissue perfusion. This swelling has caused AD to develop.” “Heart failure has caused vascular changes in the brain that has caused the structural changes in the brain.” “AD has a genetic link, so it is probable that a family member had AD and passed the genes on to the patient.”