Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 214-223 , April 2009

Brain Injury in Autonomic, Emotional, and Cognitive Regulatory Areas in Patients With Heart Failure

  • Mary A. Woo, DNSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mary A. Woo, DNSc, RN, UCLA School of Nursing, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1702, Tel: (310) 206-2032, FAX: (310) 206-7433.
    • ,
  • Rajesh Kumar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurobiology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Paul M. Macey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Brain Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Ronald M. Harper, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Brain Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • Departments of Neurobiology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Received 7 May 2008 ,Revised 26 August 2008 ,Accepted 14 October 2008.

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 This research was supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research R01 NR-009116 and by NHLBI-60296.

 Conflict of interest: None.

PII: S1071-9164(08)01044-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.10.020

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 214-223 , April 2009

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