Association of chocolate consumption with neurological and cardiovascular outcomes in atrial fibrillation: data from two Swiss atrial fibrillation cohort studies (Swiss-AF and BEAT-AF)

CONCLUSION: While chocolate consumption was not associated with MRI findings and major adverse cardiac events in an atrial fibrillation population, No/Low-Ch was associated with a lower cognitive construct score, higher risk of heart failure hospitalisation and increased all-cause mortality compared to Mod-Ch.CLINICALTRIALS: gov Identifier: NCT02105844.PMID:37609948 | DOI:10.57187/smw.2023.40109

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - August 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Annina Stauber Andreas M üller Nikki Rommers Stefanie Aeschbacher Nicolas Rodondi Leo H Bonati Juerg H Beer Raban V Jeger David J Kurz Claudia Liedtke Peter Ammann Marcello Di Valentino Patricia Chocano Richard Kobza Michael K ühne David Conen Stefan Os Source Type: research