Heart failure in the elderly is related to memory problems

According to a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience Achievements, older patients with heart failure have more memory problems.

The lead researcher, Joanne Festa, of Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York, said older patients are at risk of memory problems.

Ms. Festa said memory plays an important role in daily activities as well as in maintaining human health. Festa said: 'As you get older, there are many areas that are shrinking in the brain. In particular, when heart failure, the brain also gets atrophy faster. '

The team collected data from memory tests in 207 heart failure patients who were likely to have heart transplants. These subjects were categorized into two groups of 189 people with low heart function test scores and the remaining 38 with higher scores. All patients have heart failure due to poor contraction of the left ventricle (LVEF).

The results of the study showed that in older people, due to low blood pressure in the left ventricle, 1% point reduction in memory tests, especially in assessments of recognition and remember the word.

Ms. Festa said that when treating dementia in the elderly, doctors should understand the relevant factors, especially the heart failure syndrome of the patient, to provide appropriate and effective treatment. most effective.