Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and cognitive function—baseline results of a longitudinal cohort study

Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Lower Cognitive Performance in the Framingham Offspring Men

“…Coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, general health status, heart failure, duration of AFIB, and education were unrelated to neuropsychologic test performance and, thus, were not used as statistical controls. Our study differs in several respects from the study of Park et al 31 Foremost among these differences is that we did not use a case-control study with patient volunteers and did not restrict our study to older adults. We used a community-based sample with a large non-AFIB referent group and our patients ranged in age from 37 to 89 years at neuropsychologic testing.…”

Fibrilação atrial e demência: resultados do São Paulo ageing & health study

“…On the other hand, Park et al found no difference in cognitive function in individuals aged 60 years or older in the Cognition and Atrial Fibrillation Evaluation (CAFE) study at baseline 6 or after a three-year follow-up 7 . The Vantaa 85+Study 8 included residents aged 85 years or older (N=553) and found no difference in the frequency of dementia in subjects with and without AF at baseline (41.0% vs. 38.1%) and no difference in dementia incidence in individuals with AF after a mean follow-up of 3.5 years.…”