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Stroke and dementia risk in patients with and without atrial fibrillation and carotid arterial disease
Heart Rhythm — Bunch TJ, et al. | July 12, 2019
Researchers examined patients with
and without atrial fibrillation (AF) and carotid arterial disease (CD),
or a combination of both, to determine the risks of stroke, transient
ischemic attack (TIA), and dementia. They also investigated if these
risks may be influenced by therapies for each disease. A total of 11,572
patients were included in this analysis. Participants were matched by
age, sex, and comorbidities and divided into four equal categories (1:
no AF or CD, 2: AF, no CD, 3: CD, no AF, 4: AF and CD). According to the
findings, the risk of stroke/TIA and dementia in the general population
was augmented by CD and AF, and the coexistence of both diseases was
determined to be additive in risk. Ablation of AF was linked to lower
risk, the significance of which was greater in those with CD.
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