Anticoagulation use and the risk of stroke and major bleeding in patients on hemodialysis: From the VIVALDI, a population-based prospective cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: Although the non-randomized nature of the study is prone to bias, anticoagulation with VKA was not associated with decreased thromboembolic risk, but associated with increased risk of major bleeding and may be net-harmful to patients with AF on HD.PMID:34418291 | DOI:10.1111/jth.15508

Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - August 21, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Oliver K önigsbrügge Hannah Meisel Aljoscha Beyer Sabine Schmaldienst Renate Klauser-Braun Matthias Lorenz Martin Auinger Josef Kletzmayr Manfred Hecking Wolfgang C Winkelmayer Irene Lang Ingrid Pabinger Marcus S äemann Cihan Ay Source Type: research