Atrial fibrillation (AF) and cognitive impairment in the elderly: A case-control study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-250

  Bellomo, A ^a   De Benedetto, G ^a   Fossati, C ^a   D'Ottavio, E ^a   Formosa, V ^a   Gianturco, V ^a   Iori, A ^a   Marigliano, B ^a   Lo Iacono, C ^a   Troisi, G ^a   Marigliano, V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; STROKE;

EID: 84864948859     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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