Publications

BRAIN-AF Recruitment ended in 2023.

The BRAIN-AF study was presented at the American Heart Association conference on November 16th, 2024.

See below links to the publications related to the study which contain the study results.

Much data still needs to be analyzed which will help enhance our understanding of the link between atrial fibrillation and cognitive impairment. The results of the sub-studies will be published in 2025.

American Heart Association • Editorial | US | Nov 16 · 08:23 PM

Blood thinners didn’t reduce cognitive decline in adults 65 and younger with AFib | American Heart Association

La Presse, le Droit, L’Actualité, MSN Canada et several other medias

L’utilité des anticoagulants pour certains patients remise en question

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2022

Pattern of Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Function in Young Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Low

L’Actualité

Les troubles cognitifs, une histoire de cœur?

Globe and Mail

Treating the heart and protecting the brain

Healhting.ca

Could treatment of common heart disease prevent dementia?

National Post

Could treatment of common heart disease prevent dementia?

Québec Science

Petits caillots, gros dégâts au cerveau

La Voix de l’Est

Tout le monde veut protéger son cerveau

Le Spécialiste

Traite le coeur, aider le cerveau

EP Lab Digest

BRAIN-AF Study Receives Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant

Cardiovascular News

BRAIN-AF Study Receives Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant