Clinical Study
Cognitive Impairment Affects Physical Recovery of Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
Table 1
Statistical comparison among baseline variables of subjects of group 1 and group 2.
| | Group 1 | Group 2 | | (MMSE 16–23) | (MMSE 24–30) | | | |
| Age, y | 73.5 ± 13 | 70.7 ± 11* | M/F | 29/14 | 24/13 | BMI (kg/m2) | 27 ± 8 | 26 ± 4 | NYHA class | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.2 ± 0.4* | Resting HR, bpm | 88 ± 7 | 76 ± 7* | Systolic BP, mmHg | 108 ± 19 | 107 ± 21 | Diastolic BP, mmHg | 82 ± 10 | 80 ± 14 | Echography | | | LVEF | 27.4 ± 7 | 34.9 ± 6* | LVDD | 63.1 ± 11 | 62.6 ± 8 | E/A | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | E deceleration time | 171 ± 23 | 180 ± 17 | Laboratory tests | | | NT proBNP, pg/mL | 302.7 ± 51 | 223.4 ± 34* | Creatinine, mg/dL | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.5* | GFR, mL/min | 34.9 ± 9 | 50.1 ± 7* | Haemoglobin, g/dL | 10.4 ± 3 | 11.1 ± 4 | Comorbidities | | | Hypertension | 29 (67) | 24 (65) | Diabetes | 21 (48) | 12 (32)* | Dislipidemia | 17 (39) | 15 (40) | COPD | 16 (37) | 11 (30) | Atrial fibrillation | 15 (35) | 10 (27)* | Therapy | | | Beta-blockers | 36 (84) | 30 (81) | ACE-i/ARBs | 39 (91) | 36 (97) | Diuretics | 34 (79) | 27 (73) | Digoxin | 9 (21) | 6 (28) |
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Intergroup differences . GFR: glomerular filtration rate. LVDD: left ventricular diastolic diameter. LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.
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