Atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline-the role of subclinical cerebral infarcts: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The mechanism underlying the association of atrial fibrillation (AF) with cognitive decline in stroke-free individuals is unclear. We examined the association of incident AF with cognitive decline in stroke-free individuals, stratified by subclinical cerebral infarcts (SCIs)...

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Main Authors: Chen, L., Lopez, F., Gottesman, R., Huxley, Rachel, Agarwal, S., Loehr, L., Mosley, T., Alonso, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37949