Journal article
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