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Silent brain infarcts impact on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation

Abstract

AIMS: We aimed to investigate the association of clinically overt and silent brain lesions with cognitive function in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: We enrolled 1227 AF patients in a prospective, multicentre cohort study (Swiss-AF). Patients underwent standardized brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at baseline and after 2 years. We quantified new small non-cortical infarcts (SNCIs) and large non-cortical or cortical …

Authors

Kühne M; Krisai P; Coslovsky M; Rodondi N; Müller A; Beer JH; Ammann P; Auricchio A; Moschovitis G; Hayoz D

Journal

European Heart Journal, Vol. 43, No. 22, pp. 2127–2135

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

June 6, 2022

DOI

10.1093/eurheartj/ehac020

ISSN

0195-668X