Dementia risk may be higher if an upper heart chamber is abnormal

A large, diverse study of over 5,000 older adults in the U.S. found that abnormal size or functioning in the left atrium (one of the two upper heart chambers), even before symptoms are present, may play a role in the development of dementia. The abnormalities, called atrial cardiopathy, appeared to increase participants' risk of developing dementia by 35%.

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