Cognitive Deficits in Chronic Heart Failure
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[Cognitive functions in patients with chronic heart failure].
OBJECTIVE To evaluate cognitive functions in patients with different stages of chronic heart failure (CHF) and different degrees of stenosis of precerebral arteries. MATERIAL AND METHODS Authors examined 148 patients with CHF and 21 patients without CHF (controls). Neuropsychological assessment (NINDS-Canadian Stroke Standards - 30 minutes protocol), ultrasound scanning of the main cranial ar...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nursing Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0029-6562
DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0b013e3181d1a747