Patients' Characteristics Affect the Survival Benefit of Warfarin Treatment for Hemodialysis Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. A Historical Cohort Study.

CONCLUSION: VKA may provide an early survival benefit; however, this is partially offset later during the follow-up. In addition, heterogeneous risk-benefit profiles were observed among subgroups of dialysis-dependent patients with AF, further emphasizing the complexities of tailoring stroke prevention strategies in this population. PMID: 27598317 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 6, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Brancaccio D, Neri L, Bellocchio F, Barbieri C, Amato C, Mari F, Canaud B, Stuard S Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research