Obesity and cognitive dysfunction in heart failure: The role of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and physical fitness

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 334-341

  Alosco, Michael L ^a   Spitznagel, Mary Beth ^a,b   Cohen, Ronald ^c   Sweet, Lawrence H ^d   Josephson, Richard ^e,f,g   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 University of Georgia   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^f Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

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

Author keywords

cognitive function; heart failure; hypertension; obesity; Physical fitness; type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84937042199     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515114535331     Document Type: Article

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