title: Cognitive Function: Is There More to Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Than Stroke?
authors.affiliation: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC (L.C.).
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (S.D.P., K.N.) Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (S.D.P., K.H., K.W.B., K.N.).
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pokorney
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (S.D.P., K.H., K.W.B., K.N.).
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (S.D.P., K.H., K.W.B., K.N.).
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Welsh-Bohmer
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (S.D.P., K.N.) Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (S.D.P., K.H., K.W.B., K.N.).
authors.forename: L Kristin
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Newby
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; cognitive impairment; silent brain infarction; stroke