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Faye Spencer, Boise, ID, April 2017
“I think your site has helped a lot of patients.”Dr. Hugh G. Calkins, MD Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore, MD
Parlay an Ablation to Keep Dementia Away
I have written about studies documenting that A-Fib leads to or causes dementia. How A-Fib doubles the risk of dementia. And that there’s a direct cause and effect relationship, independently relating A-Fib to cognitive decline and dementia.
Good news! A recent research study tells us there’s a way to break that link.
Observational Study: Ablation Reduces Dementia
In a fascinating observational study from Turin, Italy, catheter ablation for A-Fib was associated with a nearly 50% reduction in dementia during a 4.5-year follow-up.
The researchers looked at four observational studies from 2020-2021 that included 40,146 patients of whom 11,312 had catheter ablation for A-Fib.
Compared to patients who developed dementia, they found having a catheter ablation for A-Fib reduced the risk of developing dementia by 50%!
Researchers concluded: ”Correct management of the arrhythmia holds the potential to delay or avoid cognitive decline occurrence.”
Important Research Findings for Patients with A-Fib!
We know that going from A-Fib to normal sinus rhythm increases and improves blood flow to the brain. So it’s intuitive to suppose that improving brain function would reduce the risk of dementia.
A-Fib patients who have a catheter ablation may now add another benefit to becoming A-Fib free, they may also significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia!
Seek Your Cure and a Two-For-One
If you have A-Fib, don’t settle for a life on meds. Don’t just “manage” your A-Fib. Seek your Cure.
A two-for-one! If your path to a cure includes a catheter ablation, you may also be reducing your risk of developing dementia. That’s a double whammy!
