Cognitive impairment in patients with atrial fibrillation without stroke

• Main Authors: Vineeth Jaison (Author), Sarah Sharma (Author), Himani Khatter (Author), Rajneesh Calton (Author), Jeyaraj Durai Pandian (Author), Mahesh Pundlik Kate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vascular dementia is the second leading cause of dementia worldwide; however, the causation is multifactorial and may be preventable. There is increasing evidence that atrial fibrillation (AF) is independently correlated with cognitive decline. Assessing cognition in an outpatient settin...