ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2012
Prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults with heart failure.
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- The Utility of Cognitive Screening in Asian Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Self-Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Guideline
- Atrial fibrillation and cognitive function in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Heart failure reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Cognitive Function and Changes in Cognitive Function as Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2018Trial
- Cognitive assessment in heart failure: clinical value, timing, and practical tools.Heart failure reviews · 2026Review
- Neurodegenerative biomarkers and heart failure: is there a neurodegenerative cardiomyopathy? a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2026Article
- Left ventricular remodeling and diastolic dysfunction predict cognitive decline in older adults.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Optimizing Alzheimer's prediction with dental care: comparing robust deep learning models in health and retirement study of America.American journal of neurodegenerative disease · 2026Article
- Relationship between cardiac index and brain volume in the UK Biobank.Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior · 2026Article
- Association of Dementia With the Outcome of Patients With Heart Failure: Evidence From the Japanese KCHF Registry.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Observational
- Palliative Home Care Based on Clinically Relevant Scientific Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2025Article
- Metabolomic signatures of cognitive function in a type 2 Diabetes-Enriched cohort.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Greater Fatigue and Reduced Neurocognitive Speed With Symptomatic Crohn's Disease.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2025Article
- Construction and validation of a nomogram model for cognitive impairment in heart failure patients.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Trajectory of Cognitive Function After Incident Heart Failure.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Cognitive transitions based on functional status in older adults with heart failure: a population-based study.ESC heart failure · 2023Article
- Heart Failure in the Elderly: the Role of Biological and Sociocultural Aspects Related to Sex.Current heart failure reports · 2023Review
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- Executive Attentional Dyscontrol as a Core Cognitive and Behavioral Feature of Individuals with Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Investigation.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Palliative Care Needs of Physically Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Heart Failure.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults with heart failure (HF).
designCross-sectional analysis of the 2004 wave of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study linked to 2002 to 2004 Medicare administrative claims.
settingUnited States, community.
participantsSix thousand one hundred eighty-nine individuals aged 67 and older. MEASUREMENTS: An algorithm was developed using a combination of self- and proxy report of a heart problem and the presence of one or more Medicare claims in administrative files using standard HF diagnostic codes. On the basis of the algorithm, three categories were created to characterize the likelihood of a HF diagnosis: high or moderate probability of HF, low probability of HF, and no HF. Cognitive function was assessed using a screening measure of cognitive function or according to proxy rating. Age-adjusted prevalence estimates of cognitive impairment were calculated for the three groups.
resultsThe prevalence of cognitive impairment consistent with dementia in older adults with HF was 15%, and the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 24%. The odds of dementia in those with HF were significantly higher, even after adjustment for age, education level, net worth, and prior stroke (odds ratio = 1.52, 95% confidence interval = 1.14-2.02).
conclusionCognitive impairment is common in older adults with HF and is independently associated with risk of dementia. A cognitive assessment should be routinely incorporated into HF-focused models of care.
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