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. 2019 Dec;21(Suppl L):L28-L31.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suz242. Epub 2019 Dec 23.

Dementia and the heart failure patient

Wolfram Doehner  1   2
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Dementia and the heart failure patient

Wolfram Doehner. Eur Heart J Suppl. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Co-morbidities; Cognition; Dementia; Heart failure; Stroke.

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