Why the study?
Does a rhythm control strategy reduce cognitive impairment in older adults with atrial fibrillation compared to rate control or no therapy?
Population
1,082 older adults with atrial fibrillation before hospital admission, from Italian internal medicine and…
Comparison
Rhythm control strategy vs Rate control strategy or no therapy of interest
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Rhythm control was associated with better cognition scores in elderly AF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does a rhythm control strategy reduce cognitive impairment in older adults with atrial fibrillation compared to rate control or no therapy?
In older adults with atrial fibrillation, a rhythm control strategy is associated with a lower likelihood of cognitive impairment compared to rate control or no therapy.
Damanti et al. (2018) studied this question.
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