Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of dementia amongst older adults even in the absence of stroke.
Lina RydénAnna ZettergrenN M SeiduX GuoSilke KernKaj BlennowHenrik ZetterbergSimona SacuiuIngmar SkoogPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2019)
The relevance for atrial fibrillation as an indicator of subclinical brain vascular risk needs to be further explored. In addition, patients with atrial fibrillation should be screened for cognitive symptoms.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- mild cognitive impairment
- physical activity
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- white matter
- cognitive impairment
- resting state
- cerebral ischemia
- sleep quality
- blood brain barrier
- coronary artery disease
- mitral valve