Giuseppe Armentaro, Daniele Pastori, Alberto Castagna, Valentino Condoleo, Velia Cassano, Carlo Alberto Pastura, Mattea Francica, Caterina Benincasa, Nicola D'Alterio, Franco Arturi, Giovanni Ruotolo, Angela Sciacqua
Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents the most common supraventricular arrhythmia, with a prevalence of 1-3 % in the world population. Growing evidences show that AF plays an important role as a risk factor for the development of cognitive impairment (CoI) and dementia, depression and functional limitation. The purpose of the study is to evaluate, in a large cohort of elderly hospitalized patients with nonvalvular AF (NVAF) on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) therapy, the prevalence of CoI, depression, and functional limitation, and to assess the different variables that may be detrimental or protective on the risk of CoI or functional limitation...
March 27, 2024: European Journal of Internal Medicine