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Atrial fibrillation in patients with end‐stage renal disease on hemodialysis: Magnitude of the problem and new approach to oral anticoagulation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent comorbid condition in patients with end‐stage renal disease on hemodialysis (HD) with a prevalence of up to 27%. The incidence rate of stroke in AF patients on HD is approximately 5%. The AF‐associated risk of stroke is a major clinical challenge because curren...

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Autores principales: Königsbrügge, Oliver, Ay, Cihan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6781927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31624777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12250