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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Associations of Atrial Fibrillation with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: An Investigation Using SPRINT Research Materials.

Aniqa B Alam, Ambar Kulshreshtha, Linzi Li, Vinita Subramanya, Alvaro Alonso

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Aniqa B AlamDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Ambar KulshreshthaDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Linzi LiDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Vinita SubramanyaDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Alvaro AlonsoDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2225-8323
Emory University · US

Funding

The Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG066511 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Nicholas Thomas Seyfried · 2020 to 2026
$29.0M
Association of Perceived Stress and CognitionK23AG066931 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KULSHRESHTHA, AMBAR · 2021 to 2025
$897k
Mentoring in patient-oriented atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular researchK24HL148521 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ALONSO, ALVARO · 2019 to 2023
$593k
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute K24HL148521NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL148521NIA NIH HHS K23 AG066931NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066511NIA NIH HHS P30AG066511
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Abstract

backgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline, but whether AF and its ascertainment methods affect cognition in patients with hypertension has received less attention.

methodsWe studied 8469 participants with elevated systolic blood pressure who were free of stroke and diabetes at baseline enrolled in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. AF was ascertained using three approaches: self-report of AF, AF from a safety event, and study electrocardiogram-determined (ECG) AF. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and probable dementia (PD) were ascertained from in-person assessments or telephone interviews from the participant or an informant. We used Cox proportional hazard models to estimate hazard ratios for the association of AF (all three sources) with outcomes of MCI, PD, and a composite MCI/PD outcome.

resultsDuring a mean follow-up of 4.6 years, 974 (12%) participants had AF (prevalent or incident), 634 were diagnosed with MCI, and 316 with PD. When comparing those with AF (from any source) to those without, no differences were detected in the risk of MCI or PD. Comparison between AF sources found ECG-AF to be associated with an elevated risk of MCI/PD (hazard ratio (HR) 1.59, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.06, 2.38). Neither AF ascertained through safety events nor self-reported AF were associated with MCI or PD.

conclusionThe association of AF with incidence of MCI/PD differed by method of AF ascertainment. Case definition of AF and quantification of AF burden are important factors in studies evaluating the link between AF and cognitive dysfunction.

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ascertainmentatrial fibrillationdementia

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