The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Among Adults With Incident Heart Failure: The 'Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke' (REGARDS) Study

摘要

Background: Cognitive impairment (CI) is estimated to be present in 25%-80% of heart failure (HF) patients, but its prevalence at diagnosis is unclear. To improve our understanding of cognition in HF, we determined the prevalence of CI among adults with incident HF in the REGARDS study.