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Design of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF): structural brain damage and cognitive decline among patients with atrial fibrillation |
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Published in | Swiss Medical Weekly. 2017, vol. 147, w14467 | |
Abstract | Several studies found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia over time. However, the magnitude of the problem, associated risk factors and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. | |
Keywords | Aged — Atrial Fibrillation/complications/pathology/psychology — Brain/diagnostic imaging/pathology — Brain Diseases/diagnostic imaging/etiology/psychology — Clinical Protocols — Cognitive Dysfunction/diagnostic imaging/etiology — Electrocardiography — Female — Genotype — Humans — Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods — Male — Middle Aged — Prospective Studies — Quality of Life — Research Design — Risk Factors — Switzerland | |
Identifiers | PMID: 28695548 | |
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Research groups | Electrophysiologie cardiaque (666) Traits génétiques complexes (901) | |
Citation (ISO format) | CONEN, David et al. Design of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF): structural brain damage and cognitive decline among patients with atrial fibrillation. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2017, vol. 147, p. w14467. doi: 10.4414/smw.2017.14467 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:127788 |