Clinical ResearchHeart Rhythm DisordersSubtle Post-Procedural Cognitive Dysfunction After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
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Key Words
ablation
atrial fibrillation
neurocognitive dysfunction
outcomes
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACT
activated clotting time
AF
atrial fibrillation
CERAD
Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease
CHADS2
Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 years, Diabetes mellitus, previous Stroke/transient ischemic attack
CI
confidence interval
IQ
intelligence quotient
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
OR
odds ratio
PAF
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
PeAF
persistent atrial fibrillation
POCD
post-operative cognitive dysfunction
RCI
reliable change index
RFA
radiofrequency ablation
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
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Drs. Medi and Teh are supported by a medical postgraduate scholarship from the National Heart Foundation of Australia; and was a recipient of a cardiovascular and lipid research grant from Pfizer. Prof. Kistler is supported in part by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Prof. Kalman receives research and fellowship support from St. Jude Medical, Medtronic, and Biosense Webster. Dr. Medi received the Eric N. Prystowsky Fellow Clinical Research Award at the Heart Rhythm Society Meeting in Denver, Colorado, in 2010 for research presented in this paper. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the content of this paper to disclose.
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