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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis ; 30(8): 105887, 2021 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34102554

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OBJECTIVES: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high risk of dementia and brain atrophy in stroke-free patients, but the mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. We aimed to examine the brain volume and connectivity of paramount cognitive brain networks in stroke-free patients with AF without dementia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-six stroke-free patients with AF and 26 age and sex-matched subjects without AF were submitted to a 3-tesla brain structural and functional MRI. An extensive clinical evaluation excluded stroke, dementia, low cardiac output, carotid stenosis and metabolic diseases without optimal therapy. We used CHA2DS2-VASc score to classify the cardiovascular risk factor burden and a broad neuropsychological battery to assess the cognitive performance. Voxel based morphometry analysis of. structural MRI defined whole-brain gray and white matter volumes. Finally, we used eco-plannar MRI images to compare the differences of functional connectivity of 7 large-scale resting-state networks between AF patients and controls. RESULTS: Taking into account the history of hypertension and heart failure, AF was associated to volume decrease of the right basal frontal lobe and right inferior cerebellum. Decreased connectivity of the ventral Default Mode Network (vDMN) was observed in the AF group. No disruption of connectivity was observed in the executive, visuospatial and salience networks. CONCLUSION: Individuals with AF without stroke or dementia have subtle reduction of gray and white matter, restricted to frontal areas and cerebellum. These patients show decreased vDMN connectivity, without other large-scale brain network disruption.


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Fibrilação Atrial/complicações , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Neuroimagem Funcional , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Rede Nervosa/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Atrofia , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Cognição , Disfunção Cognitiva/diagnóstico , Disfunção Cognitiva/fisiopatologia , Disfunção Cognitiva/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Testes de Estado Mental e Demência , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Rede Nervosa/fisiopatologia , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Valor Preditivo dos Testes
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