TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac function and cognition in older community-dwelling cardiac patients
AU - Eggermont, Laura H.P.
AU - Aly, Mohamed F.A.
AU - Vuijk, Pieter J.
AU - de Boer, Karin
AU - Kamp, Otto
AU - van Rossum, Albert C.
AU - Scherder, Erik J.A.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Background: Cognitive deficits have been reported in older cardiac patients. An underlying mechanism for these findings may be reduced cardiac function. The relationship between cardiac function as represented by different echocardiographic measures and different cognitive function domains in older cardiac patients remains unknown. Methods: An older (≥70years) heterogeneous group of 117 community-dwelling cardiac patients under medical supervision by a cardiologist underwent thorough echocardiographic assessment including left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiac index, left atrial volume index, left ventricular mass index, left ventricular diastolic function, and valvular calcification. During a home visit, a neuropsychological assessment was performed within 7.1±3.8months after echocardiographic assessment; the neuropsychological assessment included three subtests of a word-learning test (encoding, recall, recognition) to examine one memory function domain and three executive function tests, including digit span backwards, Trail Making Test B minus A, and the Stroop colour-word test. Results: Regression analyses showed no significant linear or quadratic associations between any of the echocardiographic functions and the cognitive function measures. Conclusions: None of the echocardiographic measures as representative of cardiac function was correlated with memory or executive function in this group of community-dwelling older cardiac patients. These findings contrast with those of previous studies.
AB - Background: Cognitive deficits have been reported in older cardiac patients. An underlying mechanism for these findings may be reduced cardiac function. The relationship between cardiac function as represented by different echocardiographic measures and different cognitive function domains in older cardiac patients remains unknown. Methods: An older (≥70years) heterogeneous group of 117 community-dwelling cardiac patients under medical supervision by a cardiologist underwent thorough echocardiographic assessment including left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiac index, left atrial volume index, left ventricular mass index, left ventricular diastolic function, and valvular calcification. During a home visit, a neuropsychological assessment was performed within 7.1±3.8months after echocardiographic assessment; the neuropsychological assessment included three subtests of a word-learning test (encoding, recall, recognition) to examine one memory function domain and three executive function tests, including digit span backwards, Trail Making Test B minus A, and the Stroop colour-word test. Results: Regression analyses showed no significant linear or quadratic associations between any of the echocardiographic functions and the cognitive function measures. Conclusions: None of the echocardiographic measures as representative of cardiac function was correlated with memory or executive function in this group of community-dwelling older cardiac patients. These findings contrast with those of previous studies.
KW - Ageing
KW - Cardiac function
KW - Cognition
KW - Echocardiography
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12245
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12245
M3 - Article
C2 - 28417534
SN - 1346-3500
VL - 17
SP - 356
EP - 363
JO - Psychogeriatrics
JF - Psychogeriatrics
IS - 6
ER -