SUY GIẢM NHẬN THỨC Ở NGƯỜI SUY TIM MẠN ĐƯỢC ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ

Abstract

Background: Cognitive impairment is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure deteriorating heart failure and vice versa. Some studies on heart failure patients demonstrate the high prevalence of cognitive impairment, especially in outpatients whom do not have enough time to be assessed and omitted this comorbidity. Objectives: To define the prevalence and involved factors of cognitive impairment in outpatients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 CHF patients at Cardiovascular clinic – University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh city. Patient information was collected and they performed a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test. Results: The mean age was 65.2 ± 13.4 years, and male patients accounted for 61% of the study population. The prevalence of cognitive impairment is 84.5%; involved factors of cognitive impairment are age, gender, education level, obesity and NYHA classification. Conclusion: Cognitive impairment not only is a common comorbidity but also has some involved factors required physicians’s attention.