Background : Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of cognitive decline,
potentially resulting from clinically unrecognized vascular brain lesions. Objectives : This …

Aims We aimed to investigate the association of clinically overt and silent brain lesions with
cognitive function in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Methods and results We enrolled 1227 AF …

Background Higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers are associated with an increased risk
of perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS). …

Background More sustained forms of atrial fibrillation (AF) are less amenable to treatment
and associated with worse outcomes, but the incidence and predictors of AF progression are …

Background The incidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation ( AF ) progression are currently
not well defined, and clinical AF progression partly overlaps with rhythm control …

Objective The prognostic value of left atrial (LA) dimensions may differ between patients
with and without atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for …

… Author links open overlay panel Pascal Meyre MD a b , Steffen Blum MD a b , Sebastian
Berger MD a b , Stefanie Aeschbacher PhD a b , Hadrien Schoepfer BSc b , Matthias Briel MD, …

Background Impaired heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with increased mortality in
sinus rhythm. However, HRV has not been systematically assessed in patients with atrial …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) and frailty are common, and the prevalence is expected to rise
further. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of frailty and the ability of a frailty index (FI) to …

Background Perioperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery has been associated
with an increased risk of stroke in some studies. However, the exact magnitude of this …