Birmingham University study demonstrates a 'clear correlation' between atrial fibrillation and vascular dementia
They also do not factor in other blood clot-related illnesses such as vascular dementia – a form of dementia caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. They were tracked for an average of five years to assess their risk of strokes, vascular dementia or death. Their data was also compared with information held on 117,000 healthy people without AF.
Dipak Kotecha, professor of cardiology at the University of Birmingham and senior author of the study, said: “Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common heart conditions, with over 60 million cases expected worldwide by 2050. Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate – in some cases people with the condition have a heart rate of more than 100 beats a minute. It is the most common heart rhythm disturbance, affecting around 1.4 million people in the UK.
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