Cognitive impairment in patients with heart failure: an international study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Cognitive impairment (CI) in heart failure (HF) patients has mostly been studied in single countries in specific health care settings. Sociodemographic and clinical predictors of the global CI and CI dimensions are still unclear. We described CI in a diverse HF population recruited in several countries and in different health care settings and investigated sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with the global and specific CI dimensions in HF patients.

Methods and results

A secondary analysis from the baseline data of the Wii-HF trial. Patients (n = 605) were enrolled in Sweden, Italy, Israel, The Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. We used the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to evaluate CI and the 6 minute walk test (6MWT) to measure exercise capacity.

SUBMITTER: Vellone E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7083494 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature