Cognitive function after heart transplantation: Comparing everolimus-based and calcineurin inhibitor-based regimens.

Given the high prevalence of cognitive impairment in the sample, plus the known negative impact of cognitive impairment on clinical outcome, our results indicate that cognitive assessment should be an integrated part of routine clinical follow-up after HTx. However, everolimus- and CNI-based immunosuppressive regimens did not show differential impacts on cognitive function.