2023
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad109
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Ablation of atrial fibrillation and dementia risk reduction during long-term follow-up: a nationwide population-based study

Abstract: Aims This study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of new-onset dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and the association of catheter ablation with different subtypes of dementia. Methods and results We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. In total, 136 774 patients without a history of dementia were selected… Show more

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“…It demonstrated a lower frequency of adverse cardiovascular events in the rhythm-control group. Another recently discovered advantage of CA might be a lower incidence of dementia as reported in certain studies [32,33]. Thus, there is scope for CA to be considered as first-line therapy for AF in future guidelines if the results can be matched in large studies with good generalizability.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…It demonstrated a lower frequency of adverse cardiovascular events in the rhythm-control group. Another recently discovered advantage of CA might be a lower incidence of dementia as reported in certain studies [32,33]. Thus, there is scope for CA to be considered as first-line therapy for AF in future guidelines if the results can be matched in large studies with good generalizability.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%