Atrial fibrillation significantly increases the risk of stroke, but even after researchers removed stroke patients from the analysis, the association between afib and dementia remained unchanged.

Atrial fibrillation independently increases dementia risk by 21% in adults under the age of 70, new research indicates.

Atrial fibrillation increases dementia risk, especially in those under 70 The risk is higher for early-onset dementia, with a 36% increase Age significantly affects the strength of the AF-dementia ...

Rodriguez Garicía J et al. Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosed in Midlife Is Linked to a 21 Percent Increased Risk of Dementia at Any Age and a 36 Percent Higher Risk of Early-Onset Dementia. European ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF), which causes an irregular heartbeat, is estimated to affect between 2% to 3% of the general population, with prevalence rising with age Previous studies on link between ...

Overall, atrial fibrillation was linked with a 4% higher risk of dementia. However, when stratifying patients by age, the researchers found that those aged between 45 and 50 years old with atrial ...

Atrial fibrillation diagnosed in midlife is linked to a 21% increased risk of dementia at any age and a 36% higher risk of early-onset dementia, according to new research presented at a European ...

New research presented at the EHRA 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, shows that the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of future dementia by ...