Key result
Anemia and CKD predict cognitive impairment, hospitalization, and death in elderly HF patients.
Why the study?
Are anaemia and chronic kidney disease independent predictors of cognitive impairment in older patients with heart failure?
Cohort (n=190)
Are anaemia and chronic kidney disease independent predictors of cognitive impairment in older patients with heart failure?
In elderly patients with stable heart failure, anaemia and chronic kidney disease are independent predictors of cognitive impairment, which itself predicts adverse clinical outcomes.
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Supports cognitive screening in elderly HF with anaemia or CKD; leaves open whether correction improves cognition or outcomes.
Pulignano et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in heart failure (n=190). Anaemia and chronic kidney disease was evaluated on Cognitive impairment. Anaemia and chronic kidney disease were independently associated with cognitive impairment (prevalence 38.9%) in elderly heart failure patients, and predicted hospitalization and all-cause death.