Why the study?
Do cerebral abnormalities detected by MRI correlate with cognitive performance in nondemented outpatients with heart failure?
Do cerebral abnormalities detected by MRI correlate with cognitive performance in nondemented outpatients with heart failure?
In heart failure patients, medial temporal lobe atrophy is associated with cognitive dysfunction, while white matter hyperintensities are associated with depression and anxiety.
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MTA was associated with cognitive deficits in HF outpatients; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice or prompt routine MRI screening.
Vogels et al. (2007) studied this question.
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