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Cognitive Impairment Affects Physical Recovery of Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
Joint Authors
Caminiti, Giuseppe
Franchini, Alessio
Volterrani, Maurizio
Ranghi, Francesca
De Benedetti, Sara
Cioffi, Veronica
Facchini, Fabiana
Arisi, Arianna
Battaglia, Daniela
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To determine whether the presence of cognitive impairment (CI) affects physical recovery of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) undergoing a cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP).
Methods.
We enrolled 80 CHF patients (M/F = 53/27).
CI was evaluated by means of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), exercise tolerance was evaluated by six-minute walking test (6 mwt).
All patients underwent a 6-week CRP program at 50–70% of maximal VO2.
Patients were divided into two groups according to their MMSE (group 1: 16–23; group 2: 24–30).
Results.
MMSE resulted directly related to ejection fraction (r=0.42; P=0.03), and it was inversely related to creatinine (r=-0.36; P=0.04).
At 6 week group 1 had a lower increase in distance walked at 6 MWT than group 2 (P=0.008).
At multivariate logistic regression MMSE 16–23 predicted a reduced exercise recovery in the overall population (OR = 1.84; 95% CI = 1.50–2.18) and in women (OR = 1.42; 95% CI = 1.22–1.75), while it was not predicted in males.
Conclusions.
CI is a marker of advanced CHF and is an independent predictor of lower exercise recovery after CRP.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Caminiti, Giuseppe& Ranghi, Francesca& De Benedetti, Sara& Battaglia, Daniela& Arisi, Arianna& Franchini, Alessio…[et al.]. 2012. Cognitive Impairment Affects Physical Recovery of Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Caminiti, Giuseppe…[et al.]. Cognitive Impairment Affects Physical Recovery of Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Caminiti, Giuseppe& Ranghi, Francesca& De Benedetti, Sara& Battaglia, Daniela& Arisi, Arianna& Franchini, Alessio…[et al.]. Cognitive Impairment Affects Physical Recovery of Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455540
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455540