ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2016
Atrial fibrillation, cognitive impairment, and neuroimaging.
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- Predictive role of atrial fibrillation in cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2.8 million individuals.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2022Pooled it
- Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated with Cognitive Impairment, All-Cause Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Characterization of White Matter Hyperintensities in Large-Scale MRI-Studies.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Anticoagulation to prevent ischemic stroke and neurocognitive impairment in atrial fibrillation: the BRAIN-AF randomized clinical trial.Nature medicine · 2026Trial
- Feasibility and Validity of Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery in Mild Cognitive Impairment Screening for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Trial
- Brain pathology in relation to somatic diseases: Exploring the body-brain crosstalk.Journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
- Brain-body interactions in systemic diseases: a survey from an imaging perspective.MedScience · 2026Review
- Linking atrial fibrillation to cerebral small vessel disease: a cross-sectional study with predictive analytics.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter and reduced volumes of the hippocampus, amygdala, and thalamus: evidence from a community-based MRI study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Fazekas score predicts cognitive decline & frailty in older adults: insights from the SAGE-AF cohort study.Neurological research and practice · 2025Article
- Association between cerebral lesions and the severity of diabetic cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, and nephropathy-new lessons to learn from neuroimaging.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2025Review
- Association of Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Current Understanding and Recent Updates.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Multidisciplinary Approach in Atrial Fibrillation: As Good as Gold.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Mapping the interplay of atrial fibrillation, brain structure, and cognitive dysfunction.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in the community: Variation by chronic diseases and inflammatory status.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Exploring the Link between Anticoagulation, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Heart-brain interaction in cardiogenic dementia: pathophysiology and therapeutic potential.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Impact of atrial fibrillation on the cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Article
- Brain and cardiovascular-related changes are associated with aging, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2022Review
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Electrocardiogram for Atrial Fibrillation Identifies Cognitive Decline Risk and Cerebral Infarcts.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of our study was to investigate cross-sectional associations of atrial fibrillation with neuroimaging measures of cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease and their interactions with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
methodsMagnetic resonance imaging scans of individuals from a population-based study were analyzed for infarctions, total gray matter, and hippocampal and white matter hyperintensity volumes. A subsample underwent positron emission tomography imaging.
resultsAtrial fibrillation was associated with infarctions and lower total gray matter volume. Compared with subjects with no atrial fibrillation and no infarction, the odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) for MCI was 2.99 (1.57-5.70; P = .001) among participants with atrial fibrillation and infarction, 0.90 (0.45-1.80; P = .77) for atrial fibrillation and no infarction, and 1.50 (0.96-2.34; P = .08) for no atrial fibrillation and any infarction. DISCUSSION: Participants with both atrial fibrillation and infarction are more likely to have MCI than participants with either infarction or atrial fibrillation alone.
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