Atrial fibrillation and risk of dementia in non-demented elderly subjects with and without mild cognitive impairment

Neurological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 625-629

  Forti, Paola ^a   Maioli, Fabiola ^a   Pisacane, Nicoletta ^a   Rietti, Elisa ^a   Montesi, Fausta ^a   Ravaglia, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Dementia; Elderly; Mild cognitive impairment; Vascular risk factors

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748950080     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164106X130461     Document Type: Article

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