According to research presented at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)1 and published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, women with atrial fibrillation progress more quickly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition. Women With Common Cardiac Rhythm Disorders Have Quicker Cognitive Deterioration Than Males, Reveals Study.