Association of Oral Anticoagulant Type With Risk of Dementia Among Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Association of Oral Anticoagulant Type With Risk of Dementia Among Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Background Oral anticoagulants (OACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), in addition to reducing stroke risk, could also prevent adverse cognitive outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare the risk of dementia incidence across patients with AF initiating different OACs. Methods and...

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Main Authors: Nemin Chen, Pamela L. Lutsey, Richard F. MacLehose, J'Neka S. Claxton, Faye L. Norby, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Lindsay G. S. Bengtson, Wesley T. O'Neal, Lin Y. Chen, Alvaro Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
dementia
direct oral anticoagulant
warfarin
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009561

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