Journal article
Cardiac autonomic function and cognitive performance in patients with atrial fibrillation
Abstract
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with loss of cognition and dementia. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction has been linked to cognitive decline. We aimed to investigate if reduced cardiac autonomic function (CAF) is associated with cognitive impairment in AF patients.MethodsPatients with paroxysmal, persistent and permanent AF were enrolled from a multicenter cohort study if they had AF (“AF group”) or sinus rhythm (“SR group”) on a …
Authors
Hämmerle P; Aeschbacher S; Springer A; Eken C; Coslovsky M; Dutilh G; Moschovitis G; Rodondi N; Chocano P; Conen D
Journal
Clinical Research in Cardiology, Vol. 111, No. 1, pp. 60–69
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2022
DOI
10.1007/s00392-021-01900-4
ISSN
1861-0684