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Women with common cardiac rhythm disorders have quicker cognitive deterioration than males: Study

Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 40 million people worldwide. People with this condition have a five-fold increased risk of stroke compared with their healthy peers. Women have more atrial fibrillation symptoms than men and worse outcomes from the disorder, with a higher risk of death and more disabling strokes.