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APOE ε4 and Memory Among Patients With Heart Failure.
Western journal of nursing research - 1 Apr 2017
Pressler Susan J, Harrison Jordan M, Titler Marita, Koelling Todd M, Jung Miyeon, Dorsey Susan G, Bakoyannis Giorgos, Riley Penny L, Hoyland-Domenico Lisa, Giordani Bruno
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-three percent to 50% of heart failure (HF) patients have memory loss. Objectives were to (a) characterize major allelic frequency of 2 variants in apolipoprotein ( APOE) gene in HF patients, (b) evaluate differences in memory and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels based on APOE ε4 allele(s), and (c) estimate effect sizes (ESs) and confidence intervals (CIs). In this pilot, 29 HF patients...
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