The association between atrial fibrillation and dementia: A UK linked electronic health records cohort study.
Kieran BrooksHiroyuki YoshimuraArturo Gonzalez-IzquierdoNadine ZakkakKishore Kukendra-RajahGregory Y H LipRui Andre ProvidenciaPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2024)
AF patients have an increased risk of dementia, independent of stroke, with highest risk of VaD. Management and prevention of the identified risk factors could be crucial to reduce the increasing burden of dementia.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- mild cognitive impairment
- electronic health record
- risk factors
- cognitive impairment
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- clinical decision support
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cross sectional
- coronary artery disease
- adverse drug
- venous thromboembolism