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Effects of cardiovascular pharmacotherapies on incident dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation : A cohort study of all patients above 45 years diagnosed with AF in hospitals in Sweden

Wändell, Per LU ; Carlsson, Axel C. ; Li, Xinjun LU ; Sundquist, Jan LU and Sundquist, Kristina LU (2019) In International Journal of Cardiology 297. p.55-60
Abstract

Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased dementia risk dementia. We aimed to study the effect of antihypertensive drugs on dementia in AF patients. Methods: Included patients were ≥45 years diagnosed with AF in Swedish National Patient Register (n = 160,251; 89,723 men and 70,528 women) and alive on January 1, 2007. We excluded patients with dementia before onset of AF. Cox regression was used (hazard ratios, HRs, and 99% confidence interval, CI) with adjustments for sex, age, socioeconomic factors and co-morbidities, using incident dementia diagnosis until December 31, 2015 as outcome. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapies were obtained from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Results: Incident dementia... (More)

Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased dementia risk dementia. We aimed to study the effect of antihypertensive drugs on dementia in AF patients. Methods: Included patients were ≥45 years diagnosed with AF in Swedish National Patient Register (n = 160,251; 89,723 men and 70,528 women) and alive on January 1, 2007. We excluded patients with dementia before onset of AF. Cox regression was used (hazard ratios, HRs, and 99% confidence interval, CI) with adjustments for sex, age, socioeconomic factors and co-morbidities, using incident dementia diagnosis until December 31, 2015 as outcome. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapies were obtained from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Results: Incident dementia occurred in 9532 patients (5.9%), 4669 men (5.2%) and 4863 women (6.9%). ARBs were associated with lower risk for all patients (HR 0.87, 99% CI 0.78–0.98), especially in the ages 65–84 years of age (HR 0.87, 99% CI 0.76–0.99). Loop-diuretics were associated with higher risk for all dementia among patients 65–84 years of age (HR 1.16, 99% CI 1.00–1.35), and in the sub-group of other causes of dementia than Alzheimer Disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) (HR 1.14, 99% CI 1.00–1.30), but with a lower risk in the sub-group of AD and VaD (HR 0.81, 99% CI 0.68–0.95). Conclusion: ARBs were associated with a decreased incidence of dementia, and loop diuretics with a higher risk in general but lower risk in the AD and VaD sub-group. ARBs could have specific advantages in prevention of dementia, but the results need confirmation in further studies.

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Antihypertensive drugs, Atrial fibrillation, Dementia, Gender, Hypertension
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International Journal of Cardiology
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297
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0167-5273
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10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.065
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  abstract     = {{<p>Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased dementia risk dementia. We aimed to study the effect of antihypertensive drugs on dementia in AF patients. Methods: Included patients were ≥45 years diagnosed with AF in Swedish National Patient Register (n = 160,251; 89,723 men and 70,528 women) and alive on January 1, 2007. We excluded patients with dementia before onset of AF. Cox regression was used (hazard ratios, HRs, and 99% confidence interval, CI) with adjustments for sex, age, socioeconomic factors and co-morbidities, using incident dementia diagnosis until December 31, 2015 as outcome. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapies were obtained from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Results: Incident dementia occurred in 9532 patients (5.9%), 4669 men (5.2%) and 4863 women (6.9%). ARBs were associated with lower risk for all patients (HR 0.87, 99% CI 0.78–0.98), especially in the ages 65–84 years of age (HR 0.87, 99% CI 0.76–0.99). Loop-diuretics were associated with higher risk for all dementia among patients 65–84 years of age (HR 1.16, 99% CI 1.00–1.35), and in the sub-group of other causes of dementia than Alzheimer Disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) (HR 1.14, 99% CI 1.00–1.30), but with a lower risk in the sub-group of AD and VaD (HR 0.81, 99% CI 0.68–0.95). Conclusion: ARBs were associated with a decreased incidence of dementia, and loop diuretics with a higher risk in general but lower risk in the AD and VaD sub-group. ARBs could have specific advantages in prevention of dementia, but the results need confirmation in further studies.</p>}},
  author       = {{Wändell, Per and Carlsson, Axel C. and Li, Xinjun and Sundquist, Jan and Sundquist, Kristina}},
  issn         = {{0167-5273}},
  keywords     = {{Antihypertensive drugs; Atrial fibrillation; Dementia; Gender; Hypertension}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{55--60}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Cardiology}},
  title        = {{Effects of cardiovascular pharmacotherapies on incident dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation : A cohort study of all patients above 45 years diagnosed with AF in hospitals in Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.065}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.065}},
  volume       = {{297}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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