Association of Atrial Fibrillation and Focal Neurologic Deficits With Impaired Cognitive Function in Hospitalized Patients ≥65 Years of Age

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1238-1241

  Jozwiak, Andrzej ^a   Guzik, Przemyslaw ^b   Mathew, Anup ^b   Wykretowicz, Andrzej ^b   Wysocki, Henryk ^b  

^a Regional Hospital Dziekanka   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750148201     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.05.058     Document Type: Article

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