Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is rigorously regulated by various powerful mechanisms to
safeguard the match between cerebral metabolic demand and supply. The question of how …

Abstract Background and Purpose Cognitive decline is an important contributor to disability
in patients with chronic heart failure, affecting 25%–50% of patients. The aim of this review is …

It has recently been proposed that heart failure is a risk factor for Alzheimer′ s disease.
Decreased cerebral blood flow and neurohormonal activation due to heart failure may …

There has been an increasing appreciation of the role of vascular contributions to cognitive
impairment and dementia (VCID) associated with old age. Strong preclinical and …

Aims Heart failure (HF) patients show significant lateralized neural injury, accompanied by
autonomic, mood and cognitive deficits. Both gray and white matter damage occurs and …

Simple Summary Compared to the general population, patients with heart failure have
reduced cognition and increased dementia risk. Brain changes have been observed in …

BACKGROUND: There are limited data describing the prevalence, type, and severity of
cognitive impairments (CIs) in the general population with chronic heart failure (HF). The …

Background It is well established that aging and vascular processes interact to disrupt
cerebral hemodynamics in older adults. However, the independent effects of cerebral …

Cognitive impairment is common in heart failure (HF) and believed to be the result of
cerebral hypoperfusion and subsequent brain changes including white matter …

Background Heart failure (HF) increases risk for cognitive impairment in part due to the
negative effects of cardiac dysfunction on cerebral perfusion. Atrial fibrillation (AF), an …