Dementia and the heart failure patient

Heart and brain disorders more frequently co-exist than by chance alone, due to having common risk factors and a degree of interaction. In the setting of heart failure (HF) in the elderly strokes, dementia, and depression are all common and can produce a particularly difficult series of clinical pro...

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Published inEuropean heart journal supplements Vol. 21; no. Supplement_L; pp. L28 - L31
Main Author Doehner, Wolfram
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.12.2019
Subjects
Heart failure
Stroke
Cognition
Co-morbidities
Dementia
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Summary:Heart and brain disorders more frequently co-exist than by chance alone, due to having common risk factors and a degree of interaction. In the setting of heart failure (HF) in the elderly strokes, dementia, and depression are all common and can produce a particularly difficult series of clinical problems to manage. Loss of ability to self-care can lead to very poor quality of life and a dramatic increase in health care expenditure. The Heart Failure Association of the ESC as part of its workshop on physiological monitoring of the complex multi-morbid HF patient reviewed screening, monitoring, prevention, and management of cognitive decline within the setting of HF.
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ISSN:1520-765X
1554-2815
DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/suz242