Table 1.
Structural neuroimaging studies of older adults with HF
| Author | Year | Imaging modality | HF participants (healthy/noncardiac control group) | Mean age of HF patients (SD) | % Female | Mean LVEF, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almeida et al. | 2012 | T1 | 35 (64) | 69.2 (±9.0) | 22.9 | 30.4 |
| Almeida et al.a | 2013 | T1 | 19 (65) | 67.7 (±8.9) | 26.3 | 33.1 |
| Alves et al.b | 2005 | T2, FLAIR | 17 (18) | 73.7 (±5.4) | 47.1 | 39.8 |
| Kumar et al. | 2009 | T1 | 17 (50) | 54.4 (±8.1) | 29.4 | 28.0 |
| Kumar et al. | 2011 | DTI | 16 (26) | 55.1 (±7.8) | 25.0 | 27.7 |
| Pan et al. | 2013 | T1, PD | 17 (50) | 54.4 (±8.1) | 29.4 | 28.0 |
| Vogels et al. | 2007 | T1, T2, FLAIR | 58 (42) | 68.7 (±9.1) | 26.0 | 27.0 |
| Woo et al. | 2003 | T1 | 9 (27) | 51.0 (±10.0) | 33.3 | 27.0 |
| Woo et al. | 2009 | T2 relaxometry | 13 (49) | 54.6 (±8.3) | 30.8 | 28.0 |
HF heart failure, PD proton density, FLAIR fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, DTI diffusion tensor imaging, fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging
a
This study reports cross-sectional and longitudinal findings
b
a subsample of HF (n = 10) and healthy control (n = 14) participants completed MRI protocols