This is Your Brain, and This is Your Brain on Atrial Fibrillation: The Roles of Cardiac Malperfusion Events and Vascular Dysfunction in Cognitive Impairment

This is Your Brain, and This is Your Brain on Atrial Fibrillation: The Roles of Cardiac Malperfusion Events and Vascular Dysfunction in Cognitive Impairment AF is an independent predictor of cognitive decline and dementia.1 –4 Specifically, AF has been shown to increase the risk of dementia progression in patients and has been correlated with decreased cognitive assessment scores over time.1,2,5 A recent meta-analysis of 18 studies that included 3,559,349 patients identified ...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research