Design of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF): structural brain damage and cognitive decline among patients with atrial fibrillation

Design of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF): structural brain damage and cognitive decline among patients with atrial fibrillation

BACKGROUND Several studies found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia over time. However, the magnitude of the problem, associated risk factors and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. METHODS...

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Main Authors: David Conen, Nicolas Rodondi, Andreas Müller, Juerg H. Beer, Angelo Auricchio, Peter Ammann, Daniel Hayoz, Richard Kobza, Giorgio Moschovitis, Dipen Shah, Jürg Schläpfer, Jan Novak, Marcello Di Valentino, Paul Erne, Christian Sticherling, Leo H. Bonati, Georg Ehret, Laurent Roten, Urs Fischer, Andreas Monsch, Christoph Stippich, Jens Wuerfel, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Michael Kühne, Stefan Osswald, for the Swiss-AF study investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2017-07-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
atrial
atrial fibrillation
cognitive decline
decline
dementia
Imaging
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2318

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