Léna Rivard, Leif Friberg, David Conen, Jeffrey S Healey, Trygve Berge, Giuseppe Boriani, Axel Brandes, Hugh Calkins, A John Camm, Lin Yee Chen, Josep Lluis Clua Espuny, Ronan Collins, Stuart Connolly, Nikolaos Dagres, Mitchell S V Elkind, Johan Engdahl, Thalia S Field, Bernard J Gersh, Taya V Glotzer, Graeme J Hankey, Joseph A Harbison, Karl G Haeusler, Mellanie T Hills, Linda S B Johnson, Boyoung Joung, Paul Khairy, Paulus Kirchhof, Derk Krieger, Gregory Y H Lip, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Malini Madhavan, Georges H Mairesse, Joan Montaner, George Ntaios, Terence J Quinn, Michiel Rienstra, Mårten Rosenqvist, Roopinder K Sandhu, Breda Smyth, Renate B Schnabel, Stavros Stavrakis, Sakis Themistoclakis, Isabelle C Van Gelder, Ji-Guang Wang, Ben Freedman
Growing evidence suggests a consistent association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and cognitive impairment and dementia that is independent of clinical stroke. This report from the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration summarizes the evidence linking AF to cognitive impairment and dementia. It provides guidance on the investigation and management of dementia in patients with AF on the basis of best available evidence. The document also addresses suspected pathophysiologic mechanisms and identifies knowledge gaps for future research...
February 2022: Circulation