Atrial Fibrillation and Incident End-Stage Renal Disease: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD), however, the association between AF and incident ESRD has not been examined in the general United States population.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - March 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wesley T. O’Neal, Rikki M. Tanner, Jimmy T. Efird, Usman Baber, Alvaro Alonso, Virginia J. Howard, George Howard, Paul Muntner, Elsayed Z. Soliman Source Type: research