Why the study?
Does chronic heart failure increase the frequency and severity of cognitive deficits compared to healthy individuals and those with other medical conditions?
Does chronic heart failure increase the frequency and severity of cognitive deficits compared to healthy individuals and those with other medical conditions?
Chronic heart failure is independently associated with significant cognitive deficits in memory, psychomotor speed, and executive function in nearly a quarter of patients, with severity of HF correlating with worse cognitive outcomes.
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May support cognitive screening in HF; leaves open causality, progression, and treatment effects.
Pressler et al. (2010) studied this question.
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