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Background The aim of this study was to evaluate, in a cohort of haemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the relationship between oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) and mortality, thromboembolic events and haemorrhage. Methods Two hundred and ninety patients with AF were prospectively followed for 4 years. Warfarin and antiplatelet intake, age, dialytic age, comorbidities, CHA2DS2-VAS...
Background The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is high in hemodialysis (HD) patients. It was suggested that oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT), the choice treatment for reducing the thromboembolic risk in AF patients, increases the incidence of both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes in the HD population. Moreover, the therapy-related bleeding risk is particularly high in these patients. For these...
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