Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Patients
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Cognitive impairment in heart failure patients
Cognitive damage in heart failure (HF) involves different domains thus interfering with the ability for single patient to self-care and to cope with treatment regimens, modifying symptoms and health behaviours. Many cerebral and functional changes were detected in brain imaging, involving areas of both grey and white matter deputed to cognition. Although various instruments are available to exp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.193