Lower dementia risk with anticoagulation and ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the elderly population, has been associated with an impairment of cognitive function and an increased risk of dementia. Even though there does not appear to be solid evidence that any specific treatment prevents or delays AF-as...

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Main Authors: Daehoon Kim, Pil-Sung Yang, Boyoung Joung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42444-021-00044-w