Cardiac rehabilitation is associated with lasting improvements in cognitive function in older adults with heart failure

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 407-414

  Alosco, Michael L ^a   Spitznagel, Mary Beth ^a,b   Cohen, Ronald ^c   Sweet, Lawrence H ^d   Josephson, Richard ^e,f   Hughes, Joel ^a,b   Rosneck, Jim ^b   Gunstad, John ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Dept of Psychology University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^e Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Cognitive function; Heart failure; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 84906099146     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.69.4.3036657     Document Type: Article

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