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Is atrial fibrillation associated with a higher risk for cognitive impairment and dementia?
Is atrial fibrillation associated with a higher risk for cognitive impairment and dementia?
Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, independent of clinical stroke history.
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May prompt cognitive monitoring in AF; extends observational links but remains hypothesis-generating for interventions.
Evidence suggests that AF is associated with a higher risk for cognitive impairment and dementia, with or without a history of clinical stroke. Further studies are required to elucidate the association between AF and subtypes of dementia as well as the cause of cognitive impairment.
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Kalantarian et al. (2013) studied this question.
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