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Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure
Cognitive impairment (CI) is increasingly recognized as a common adverse consequence of heart failure (HF). Although the exact mechanisms remain unclear, microembolism, chronic or intermittent cerebral hypoperfusion, and/or impaired cerebral vessel reactivity that lead to cerebral hypoxia and ischemic brain damage seem to underlie the development of CI in HF. Cognitive decline in HF is characte...
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults with heart failure (HF). DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of the 2004 wave of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study linked to 2002 to 2004 Medicare administrative claims. SETTING United States, community. PARTICIPANTS Six thousand one hundred eighty-nine individuals aged 67 and older. MEASU...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology Research and Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-8016,2090-0597
DOI: 10.1155/2012/595821