Journal article
Association of Heart Rate Variability With Silent Brain Infarcts in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
Purpose: Silent brain infarcts (SBI) are frequently detected in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is unknown whether SBI are linked to autonomic dysfunction. We aimed to explore the association of autonomic dysfunction with SBI in AF patients. Methods: 1,358 AF patients without prior stroke or TIA underwent brain MRI and 5-min resting ECG. We divided our cohort into AF patients who presented in sinus rhythm (SR-group, n = 816) or …
Authors
Hämmerle P; Eick C; Poli S; Blum S; Schlageter V; Bauer A; Rizas KD; Eken C; Coslovsky M; Aeschbacher S
Journal
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol. 8, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fcvm.2021.684461
ISSN
2297-055X