Effects of MitraClip on cognitive and psychological function in heart failure patients: the sicker the better

Table 4 Bivariate regressions (MC group; N = 40) of cognitive performance improvement with psychological- and cognitive malfunctioning, and age before PMVR

t0	Planning ability (t1–t0)		Figural memory (t1–t0)		Cognitive flexibility (t1–t0)
t0	B	95% CI	B	95% CI	B	95% CI
TOL	− 0.78	[− 1.04, − 0.53]	− 0.26	[− 0.69, 0.17]	1.88	[− 0.78, 4.53]
FGT	− 0.25	[− 0.39, − 0.10]	− 0.26	[− 0.44, − 0.07]	1.08	[− 0.13, 2.29]
TMT B	0.03	[0.01, 0.05]	0.01	[− 0.01, 0.04]	− 0.36	[− 0.50, − 0.23]
PHQ-9^a	0.19	[− 0.23, 0.60]	0.12	[− 0.29, 0.52]	1.21	[− 1.83, 4.24]
SF36 mental^a	− 0.04	[− 0.37, 0.30]	− 0.12	[− 0.44, 0.20]	0.06	[− 0.55, 0.67]
SF36 physical^a	− 0.17	[− 0.54, 0.20]	− 0.01	[− 0.36, 0.38]	0.01	[− 0.55, 0.56]
Age	0.10	[− 0.03, 0.23]	− 0.05	[− 0.21, 0.11]	− 0.29	[− 1.28, 0.71]

TOL Tower of London–Freiburg Version, FGT figural memory test, TMT B trail making test part B, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, SF-36 Short-Form Health Survey, SF36 mental psychological well-being, SF36 physical physical well-being. ^aN = 32 completed psychological assessment both at t0 and at t1

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