A Pint of Sweat Will Save a Gallon of Blood: A Call for Randomized Trials of Anticoagulation in End Stage Renal Disease.

A Pint of Sweat Will Save a Gallon of Blood: A Call for Randomized Trials of Anticoagulation in End Stage Renal Disease.
Circulation. 2014 Jan 22;
Authors: Granger CB, Chertow GM
Abstract
Approximately 430,000 patients were receiving maintenance dialysis in the United States in 2011(1). Compared to the general population, atrial fibrillation is far more common(2) and associated with a much higher risk of stroke in the dialysis population(3). Thus, there is an important need to define and apply strategies to reduce stroke in patients receiving dialysis with atrial fibrillation.
PMID: 24452751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation - January 22, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Granger CB, Chertow GM Tags: Circulation Source Type: research