Effect of atrial fibrillation on cognitive function in heart failure patients

Nikolaos Ktenopoulos; Ioanna Koniari; Virginia Mplani; Eleni Artopoulou; Grigorios Tsigkas; Andreas Gerakaris; Nicholas Kounis; Dimitrios Velissaris

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Please cite this article as: Ktenopoulos N, Koniari I, Mplani V, Artopoulou E, Tsigkas G, A Gerakaris, N Kounis, D Velissaris. Effect of atrial fibrillation on cognitive function in heart failure patients. J Geriatr Cardiol 2021; 18(7): 585−590. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.07.010

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Please cite this article as: Ktenopoulos N, Koniari I, Mplani V, Artopoulou E, Tsigkas G, A Gerakaris, N Kounis, D Velissaris. Effect of atrial fibrillation on cognitive function in heart failure patients. J Geriatr Cardiol 2021; 18(7): 585−590. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.07.010

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Effect of atrial fibrillation on cognitive function in heart failure patients

doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.07.010

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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of South Manchester, NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

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