Publications by authors named "Tunde Pal"
: Cardiac transplantation represents the option for patients with end-stage heart failure (HF), providing the best survival rate. However, the postoperative complications of transplant patients remain a challenge for clinicians. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative chronic HF treatment on the occurrence of in-hospital complications.
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- - The study explored how demographics, cardiovascular diseases, kidney issues, and depression affect cognitive function in patients with cardiovascular diseases, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to categorize cognitive health.
- - Analysis of 628 patients revealed that over half had mild cognitive dysfunction (CD), with significant correlations found between CD severity and factors like age, education level, and renal dysfunction; notably, older age and female gender were risk factors for advanced CD.
- - The findings concluded that mild CD is prevalent among heart disease patients, highlighting that older age, lower education, a non-smoking status, and kidney issues elevate the risk of cognitive decline, while a history of atrial fibrillation and strokes increase the risk for more severe cases. *
: Our study investigated the inverse relationship between cognitive decline (CD) and the presence of documented atrial fibrillation (AFib), ischemic stroke, heart failure, lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and diabetes mellitus. : We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study between December 2016 and November 2019. A total of 469 patients were enrolled who underwent cognitive evaluation with three cognitive tests (Montreal Cognitive Assessment-MOCA, Mini-Mental State Examination-MMSE, and General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition-GPCOG).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: (1) Background: Cognitive dysfunction is a major concern in hypertensive patients. Lifestyle habits and nutrition influence laboratory parameters, with an impact on clinical course. The objective of the study was to evaluate nutrition and lifestyle habits in hypertensive patients with/without cognitive dysfunction and establish correlations to laboratory parameters.
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