Sustained attention is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction in older adults with heart disease

Beth A Jerskey; Ronald A Cohen; Angela L Jefferson; Karin F Hoth; Andreana P Haley; John J Gunstad; Daniel E Forman; Lawrence H Sweet; Athena Poppas

doi:10.1017/S1355617708090073

$Sustained attention is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction in older adults with heart disease$

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Sustained attention is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction in older adults with heart disease

Beth A Jerskey, Ronald A Cohen, Angela L Jefferson, Karin F Hoth, Andreana P Haley, John J Gunstad, Daniel E Forman, Lawrence H Sweet and Athena Poppas

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol.15(1), pp.137-141

01/2009

DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708090073

PMCID: PMC2719846

PMID: 19128537

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Abstract

Poor cardiac pumping efficiency has shown to lead to cognitive impairments in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The current study examined the relationship between left ventricular ejection fraction and sustained attention and inhibitory processes measured by the Adaptive Rate Continuous Performance Task and the Go/No-go test. Participants were 67 older outpatients (age 68.5 ± 7.4) with a range of CVD. Associations between cognition and ejection fraction were examined\nvia\nlinear regression analysis. Results were consistent with the hypothesis that lower ejection fraction is significantly associated with decrements in sustained attention and vigilance. Overall, the results provide support for the hypothesis that a change in cardiac pumping leads to decrements in some aspects of attention; however, inhibitory processes are relatively spared.

Vigilance

Cardiovascular disease

Sustained attention

No-go

ARCPT

Ejection fraction

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Title: Subtitle: Sustained attention is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction in older adults with heart disease
Creators: Beth A Jerskey - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Ronald A Cohen - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Angela L Jefferson - Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Karin F Hoth - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Andreana P Haley - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
John J Gunstad - Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Daniel E Forman - Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Care, VAMC of Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Lawrence H Sweet - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Athena Poppas - Department of Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol.15(1), pp.137-141
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708090073
PMID: 19128537
PMCID: PMC2719846
NLM abbreviation: J Int Neuropsychol Soc
ISSN: 1355-6177
eISSN: 1469-7661
Language: English
Date published: 01/2009
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984066388702771

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