The challenge of neurocognitive dysfunction in severe heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 232-234

  Sangha, Sumandeep S ^a   Uber, Patricia A ^a   Park, Myung H ^a   Scott, Robert L ^a   Mehra, Mandeep R ^a,b  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Cardiomyop/Heart Transplant Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BREATHING DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036652751     PISSN: 10797998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2002.01078.x     Document Type: Review

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