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USE OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Authors :
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu
Konstantinos C. Siontis
Nilay Shah
Austin G. Stack
Ashley Eckard
Nicole M. Bhave
Peter A. Noseworthy
Rajiv Saran
Rajesh Balkrishnan
Xiaoxi Yao
Kevin He
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A512
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) reduce the thromboembolic risk in general populations with atrial fibrillation (AF), but their safety and effectiveness in dialysis patients is not well known and their use is discouraged due to a lack of empirical data. We identified dialysis patients with non

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
71
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ca1cc89711101c368ba025f274e0c2bd
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31053-2