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Title:

Peak oxygen uptake and left ventricular ejection fraction, but not depressive symptoms, are associated with cognitive impairment in patients with chronic heart failure.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Steinberg, G; Lossnitzer, N; Schellberg, D; Mueller-Tasch, T; Krueger, C; Haass, M; Ladwig, KH; Herzog, W; Juenger, J
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to assess cognitive impairment in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and its associations with depressive symptoms and somatic indicators of illness severity, which is a matter of controversy.Fifty-five patients with CHF (mean age 55.3 ± 7.8 years; 80% male; New York Heart Association functional class I-III) underwent assessment with an expanded neuropsychological test battery (eg, memory, complex attention, mental flexibility, psychomotor speed) to eval...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Int J Gen Med
Year:
2011
Journal volume:
4
Pages contribution:
879-87
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.2147/IJGM.S23841
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22267941
Print-ISSN:
1178-7074
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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