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Oral Anticoagulants and the Risk of Dementia in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Alvi A RahmanJonathan MichaudSophie Dell'AnielloErica E M MoodieJames M BrophyMadeleine DurandJason Robert GuertinJean-François BoivinChristel Renoux
Published in: Neurology (2022)
This study provides Class II evidence that in patients with NVAF, OAC use (vs nonuse) is associated with a decreased risk of dementia.
Keyphrases
  • oral anticoagulants
  • atrial fibrillation
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • left atrial
  • cognitive impairment
  • catheter ablation
  • left atrial appendage
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • heart failure
  • acute coronary syndrome