Open AccessThromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation and association with cognitive decline: systematic review
Author(s) -
Peter Moffitt,
Deirdre A. Lane,
Helen Park,
Janice O’Connell,
Terence J. Quinn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw104
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cognitive decline , cognitive impairment , association (psychology) , cognition , cardiology , dementia , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , disease , philosophy , epistemology
atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with dementia. If AF-related cognitive decline is driven by cerebral embolic events, thromboprophylaxis may impact on this. This systematic review assessed the association between cognitive impairment and AF thromboprophylaxis.
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