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Atrial Fibrillation is an Independent Determinant of Low Cognitive Function
Stroke 29:1816-1820, Kilander,L.,et al, 1998
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Article Abstract
In these community-living elderly men,we found an association between atrial fibrillation and low cognitive function independent of stroke,high blood pressure,and diabetes.Interventional studies are needed to answer the question of whether optimal treatment of atrial fibrillation may prevent or postpone cognitive decline and dementia.
 
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