Chronic renal dysfunction and anaemia are associated with cognitive impairment in older patients with heart failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 481-490

  Pulignano, Giovanni ^a   Del Sindaco, Donatella ^b   Di Lenarda, Andrea ^c   Tinti, Maria Denitza ^a   Tarantini, Luigi ^d   Cioffi, Giovanni ^e   Tolone, Stefano ^a   Pero, Gaetano ^a   Minardi, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Cardiovascular Center   (Italy)

^d SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Villa Bianca Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Chronic kidney disease; Cognitive function; Elderly; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CARDIORENAL SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERE RENAL IMPAIRMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; ITALY; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84925231614     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000005     Document Type: Article

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