Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy

Stefan Knecht; C Oelschläger; Thomas Duning; Hubertus Lohmann; J Albers; Christoph Stehling; Walter Heindel; G. Breithardt; Klaus Berger; E. Bernd Ringelstein; Paulus Kirchhof; Heike Wersching

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn341

Abstract

Even in the absence of manifest stroke, AF is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and hippocampal atrophy. Therefore, cognition and measures of structural brain integrity should be considered in the evaluation of novel treatments for AF.

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MedicineStroke (engine)CardiologyAtrial fibrillationInternal medicineCognitionDementiaMagnetic resonance imagingNeuropsychologyPsychiatryRadiology

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 29
Issue: 17
Pages: 2125-2132
Citations: 346
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                                    Stefan Knecht, 
                                
                                    C Oelschläger, 
                                
                                    Thomas Duning
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy. 
                            European Heart Journal
                            , 29
                            (17)
                            , 2125-2132.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn341
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn341