Less dementia after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study

Daehoon Kim; Pil‐Sung Yang; Jung‐Hoon Sung; Eunsun Jang; Hee Tae Yu; Tae‐Hoon Kim; Jae‐Sun Uhm; Jong‐Youn Kim; Hui‐Nam Pak; Moon‐Hyoung Lee; Professor Gregory Lip; Boyoung Joung

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa726

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In this nationwide cohort of AF patients treated with catheter ablation or medical therapy, ablation was associated with decreased dementia risk. This relationship was evident after censoring for stroke and adjusting for clinical confounders.

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