Conference
Physical activity and brain health in patients with atrial fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Vascular brain lesions, such as ischemic infarcts, are common among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and are associated with impaired cognitive function. The role of physical activity (PA) in the prevalence of brain lesions and cognition in AF has not been investigated.
METHODS: Patients from the multicenter Swiss-AF cohort study were included in this cross-sectional analysis. We assessed regular exercise (RE; at …
Authors
Herber E; Aeschbacher S; Coslovsky M; Schwendinger F; Hennings E; Gasser A; Di Valentino M; Rigamonti E; Reichlin T; Rodondi N
Volume
30
Pagination
pp. 567-577
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
3 2023
DOI
10.1111/ene.15660
Conference proceedings
European Journal of Neurology
Issue
3
ISSN
1351-5101