Journal article
Brain and kidney, victims of atrial microembolism in elderly hospitalized patients? Data from the REPOSI study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is well known that atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with a higher risk of stroke, and new evidence links AF to cognitive impairment, independently from an overt stroke (CI). Our aim was to investigate, assuming an underlying role of atrial microembolism, the impact of CI and CKD in elderly hospitalized patients with AF.
METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the data collected on elderly …
Authors
Corrao S; Argano C; Nobili A; Marcucci M; Djade CD; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Franchi C; Marengoni A; Salerno F
Journal
European Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 243–249
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.ejim.2015.02.018
ISSN
0953-6205