Atrial fibrillation: epidemiology, screening and digital health

D Linz, M Gawalko, K Betz, JM Hendriks… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024‏ - thelancet.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent with a lifetime risk of about 1 in 3–5 individuals after
the age of 45 years. Between 2010 and 2019, the global prevalence of AF has risen …

Cognitive impairment in patients with cardiac disease: implications for clinical practice

AC van Nieuwkerk, R Delewi, FJ Wolters, M Muller… - Stroke, 2023‏ - ahajournals.org
Cognitive impairment is common in patients with cardiovascular disease. One in 3 patients
presenting at cardiology clinics have some degree of cognitive impairment, depending on …

Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference

RB Schnabel, EA Marinelli, E Arbelo, G Boriani… - Europace, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Despite marked progress in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), detecting AF remains
difficult and AF-related complications cause unacceptable morbidity and mortality even on …

Consumer-led screening for atrial fibrillation: frontier review of the AF-SCREEN international collaboration

A Brandes, S Stavrakis, B Freedman, S Antoniou… - Circulation, 2022‏ - ahajournals.org
The technological evolution and widespread availability of wearables and handheld ECG
devices capable of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF), and their promotion directly to …

Atrial amyloidosis: mechanisms and clinical manifestations

G Vergaro, A Aimo, C Rapezzi… - European Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is now recognized as an important cause of heart failure.
Increased wall thickness and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle are the most easily …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular cognitive impairment–Past, present, and future challenges

A Badji, J Youwakim, A Cooper, E Westman… - Ageing Research …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is a lifelong process encompassing a broad spectrum of
cognitive disorders, ranging from subtle or mild deficits to prodromal and fully developed …

Atrial fibrillation burden: a new outcome predictor and therapeutic target

N Becher, A Metzner, T Toennis, P Kirchhof… - European Heart …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is not a dichotomous
disease trait. Technological innovations enable long-term rhythm monitoring in many …

Atrial fibrillation and the risk of early‐onset dementia: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

ME Giannone, T Filippini, PK Whelton… - Journal of the …, 2022‏ - ahajournals.org
Background Recent studies have identified an increased risk of dementia in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF). However, both AF and dementia usually manifest late in life. Few …

Age at diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and incident dementia

W Zhang, J Liang, C Li, D Gao, Q Ma, Y Pan… - JAMA Network …, 2023‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Epidemiological evidence regarding the association between atrial fibrillation
(AF) onset age and risk of incident dementia remains unexplored. Objective To examine …

Clinical significance, challenges and limitations in using artificial intelligence for electrocardiography-based diagnosis

CT Chung, S Lee, E King, T Liu, AA Armoundas… - International journal of …, 2022‏ - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading global causes of mortality. Currently,
clinicians rely on their own analyses or automated analyses of the electrocardiogram (ECG) …