Why the study?
Does clinical treatment improve cognitive and attentional deficits in patients with severe congestive heart failure?
Population
50 adults with congestive heart failure, mean age 67.3, 76% male, and 30 elderly controls, mean age 76.7…
Comparison
Clinical treatment tailored to individual needs… vs Pre-treatment baseline and elderly controls…
Design
Cohort, Not blinded (assessor was not blind to the clinical status of subjects)
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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May not yet alter HF management for cognition; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm reversal of deficits.
Does clinical treatment improve cognitive and attentional deficits in patients with severe congestive heart failure?
Clinical treatment of severe congestive heart failure is associated with significant improvements in attention and psychomotor speed, reversing cognitive deficits to levels comparable to elderly controls.
Almeida et al. (2001) studied this question.
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