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Trajectory of Cognitive Function After Incident Heart Failure.

TitleTrajectory of Cognitive Function After Incident Heart Failure.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsShore, S, Li, H, Zhang, M, Whitney, R, Gross, AL, Bhatt, AS, Nallamothu, BK, Giordani, B, Briceño, EM, Sussman, JB, Gutierrez, J, Yaffe, K, Griswold, M, Johansen, MC, Lopez, OL, Gottesman, RF, Sidney, S, Heckbert, SR, Rundek, T, Hughes, TM, Longstreth, WT, Levine, DA
JournalmedRxiv
Date Published2024 Feb 11
Abstract<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>The size/magnitude of cognitive changes after incident heart failure (HF) are unclear. We assessed whether incident HF is associated with changes in cognitive function after accounting for pre-HF cognitive trajectories and known determinants of cognition.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>This pooled cohort study included adults without HF, stroke, or dementia from six US population-based cohort studies from 1971-2019: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study, Cardiovascular Health Study, Framingham Offspring Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and Northern Manhattan Study. Linear mixed-effects models estimated changes in cognition at the time of HF (change in the intercept) and the rate of cognitive change over the years after HF (change in the slope), controlling for pre-HF cognitive trajectories and participant factors. Change in global cognition was the primary outcome. Change in executive function and memory were secondary outcomes. Cognitive outcomes were standardized to a -score metric (mean [SD], 50 [10]); a 1-point difference represented a 0.1-SD difference in cognition.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The study included 29,614 adults (mean [SD] age was 61.1 [10.5] years, 55% female, 70.3% White, 22.2% Black 7.5% Hispanic). During a median follow-up of 6.6 (Q1-Q3: 5-19.8) years, 1,407 (4.7%) adults developed incident HF. Incident HF was associated with an acute decrease in global cognition (-1.08 points; 95% CI -1.36, -0.80) and executive function (-0.65 points; 95% CI -0.96, -0.34) but not memory (-0.51 points; 95% CI -1.37, 0.35) at the time of the event. Greater acute decreases in global cognition after HF were seen in those with older age, female sex and White race. Individuals with incident HF, compared to HF-free individuals, demonstrated faster declines in global cognition (-0.15 points per year; 95% CI, -0.21, -0.09) and executive function (-0.16 points per year; 95% CI -0.23, -0.09) but not memory ( -0.11 points per year; 95% CI -0.26, 0.04) compared with pre-HF slopes.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>In this pooled cohort study, incident HF was associated with an acute decrease in global cognition and executive function at the time of the event and faster declines in global cognition and executive function over the following years.</p>
DOI10.1101/2024.02.09.24302608
Alternate JournalmedRxiv
PubMed ID38370803
PubMed Central IDPMC10871464
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ePub date: 
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