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Warfarin Use, Stroke, and Bleeding Risk among Pre-Existing Atrial Fibrillation US Veterans Transitioning to Dialysis
In this study, we validated risk scores for stroke and bleeding in this population and assessed risk of stroke and bleeding among warfarin users compared to nonusers.Methods: We utilized a cohort of 28,620 pre-dialysis US veterans transitioning to hemodialysis between October 2007 and March 2015. Incident rates for the risks of stroke and bleeding were ascertained based upon CHA2DS2-VASc or HAS-BLED scores, respectively. A propensity score-based competing risk analysis was used to assess risk of stroke and bleeding.Findings: The mean age of our cohort was 77 ± 9 years, and the median CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores were ...
Source: Nephron - February 4, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease & #8230;: How do we approach and manage it ?
This article is a review of stroke in patients with CKD and approach to managing it.
Source: Indian Journal of Nephrology - May 3, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: S Nayak-Rao MP Shenoy Source Type: research

Preventing stroke and systemic embolism in renal patients with atrial fibrillation: focus on anticoagulation.
Abstract Chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly coexist, and data suggest that renal patients have AF rates in excess of double that encountered in the general population. These patients are at increased risk of stroke, regardless of the presence or absence of AF. Furthermore, a lower GFR causes increased thromboembolic risk in patients with AF - independent of other risk factors. The dilemma facing clinicians treating this cohort of patients is that renal insufficiency confers both a thromboembolic and a bleeding risk. Renal disease also commonly coexists with other risk factors for stroke a...
Source: Contributions to Nephrology - May 26, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ahmad Y, Lip GY Tags: Contrib Nephrol Source Type: research

Warfarin Use And the Risk Of Stroke, Bleeding, And Mortality In Older Adults On Dialysis With Incident Atrial Fibrillation
ConclusionOlder ESRD patients with AF who were treated with warfarin had a no difference in stroke risk, lower mortality risk, but increased major bleeding risk. The bleeding risk associated with warfarin was greater among women than men. The risk/benefit ratio of warfarin may be less favorable among older women.
Source: Nephrology - December 1, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jingwen Tan, Sunjae Bae, Jodi B. Segal, Junya Zhu, G. Caleb Alexander, Dorry L. Segev, Mara McAdams ‐DeMarco Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Atrial Fibrillation and Warfarin Use in Haemodialysis Patients: An Individualized Holistic Approach is Important in Stroke Prevention
Abstract Incidence and prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is higher in hemodialysis (HD) population than general population. AF is associated with higher morbidity and mortality than sinus rhythm in this population. The purpose of this review is to summarize all available evidence regarding use of warfarin in HD patients with AF for stroke prevention. The enormous heterogeneity of available studies does not allow pooling of the data in the form of meta‐analysis or systematic review. Current evidence regarding use of warfarin for AF in terms of risk benefit ratio in this population is limited and conflicting. Randomiz...
Source: Nephrology - March 25, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Zaw Thet, Eswari Vilayur Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Warfarin use, mortality, bleeding and stroke in haemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation
Conclusions In our population of HD patients with AF, the mortality is very high. OAT is not associated with increased mortality, while antiplatelet drugs are. OAT seems, on the contrary, associated with a better survival; however, it does not decrease the incidence of ischaemic stroke, whereas it increases the incidence of bleeding. Bleeding risk is lower in subjects in whom the INR is kept within the therapeutic range.
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - February 23, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Genovesi, S., Rossi, E., Gallieni, M., Stella, A., Badiali, F., Conte, F., Pasquali, S., Bertoli, S., Ondei, P., Bonforte, G., Pozzi, C., Rebora, P., Valsecchi, M. G., Santoro, A. Tags: Intra- and Extracorporeal Treatments of Kidney Failure Source Type: research

Recent Advances in Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and End-Stage Renal Disease
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a high prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF), but in this population the risk/benefit ratio of anticoagulant therapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for thromboprophylaxis is uncertain.Summary: In end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis, VKA seem less effective in stroke prevention than in the general population, with an increased risk of major bleeding. Recently, novel oral anticoagulant agents (NOACs) have proven to be effective for stroke prevention in AF and have demonstrated an improved safety profile compared to VKA. Limited data fr...
Source: Cardiorenal Medicine - April 26, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Warfarin use, mortality, bleeding and stroke in haemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation
This interesting study of hemodialysis patients on oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation showed that although their overall mortality was high – it was not associated with warfarin.  In fact, warfarin was associated with better survival and antiplatelet agents increased overall mortality. . : The intersection of risk and benefit: is warfarin anticoagulation suitable for atrial fibrillation in patients on hemodialysis? Effects of Antiplatelet Therapy on Mortality and Cardiovascular and Bleeding Outcomes in Persons With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Stroke and Bleeding in Atrial Fib...
Source: Nephrology Now - March 18, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Nephrology Now editors Tags: Clinical Nephrology Hemodialysis Source Type: research

Anticoagulation therapy: Balancing the risks of stroke and bleeding in CKD
Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 200 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.14 Authors: Arman Qamar & Deepak L. Bhatt Whether anticoagulation with warfarin is safe and reduces risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease is unclear. A recent observational study shows a net clinical benefit of warfarin—without increased risk of bleeding—in this population, including in patients on dialysis.
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - February 10, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Arman QamarDeepak L. Bhatt Tags: News and Views Source Type: research

Cardiologists' and nephrologists' management of atrial fibrillation in hemodialysis patients 
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CONCLUSION: Cardiologists were more likely to prescribe anticoagulant therapy for AF in the HD population compared to nephrologists, regardless of patient stroke or bleeding risk.
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Source: Clinical Nephrology - September 8, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Marcus L, Mackeigan L, Leblanc K, Orlov D, Mitsakakis N, Austin Z, Jassal SV, Battistella M Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research

Outcomes After Warfarin Initiation in a Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
Conclusions In hemodialysis patients with incident AF, warfarin use was marginally associated with reduced risk of ischemic stroke, and there was a signal toward reduced mortality in as-treated analyses. These results support clinical equipoise regarding the use of warfarin in hemodialysis patients and underscore the need for randomized trials to fill this evidence gap.
Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - July 9, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Apixaban versus No Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Long-Term Dialysis with Incident Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with kidney failure and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, treatment with apixaban was not associated with a lower incidence of new stroke, transient ischemic attack, or systemic thromboembolism but was associated with a higher incidence of fatal or intracranial bleeding. PMID: 32444398 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - May 21, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mavrakanas TA, Garlo K, Charytan DM Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research

Direct oral anticoagulants in chronic kidney disease: an update
Purpose of review Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are variably eliminated by the kidneys rendering their use potentially problematic in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or necessitating appropriate dose adjustment. Recent findings Both observational and limited randomized trial data for DOACs compared with no treatment or with warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation on maintenance dialysis were recently published. In a randomized trial in patients on hemodialysis, there was no significant difference in vascular calcification between patients who received rivaroxaban with or without vitamin K2 or vi...
Source: Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension - August 1, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS: Edited by Sankar D. Navaneethan Source Type: research

Use and safety of heparin-free maintenance hemodialysis in the USA
Conclusions Patient markers of increased risk of bleeding and facility region associated with heparin-free HD use. Despite the potential benefits of avoiding heparin use, heparin-free HD was not significantly associated with decreased hazards of death, bleeding or thrombosis, suggesting that it may be no safer than HD with heparin.
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - June 18, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Shen, J. I., Mitani, A. A., Chang, T. I., Winkelmayer, W. C. Tags: Intra- and Extracorporeal Treatment of Kidney Failure Source Type: research

Atrial fibrillation in dialysis patients: is there a place for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants?
AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) occurs approximately in 3% of general population, with greater prevalence in elderly. Non-vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulant agents (NOACs) according to the current European guidelines are recommended for patients with AF at high risk for stroke as a first-choice treatment. NOACs are not inferior to warfarin or some of them are better than warfarin in reducing the rate of ischemic stroke. Moreover, they significantly reduce the rate of intracranial hemorrhages, major bleedings, and mortality compared with warfarin. Nevertheless according to ESC guidelines, NOACs are not recommended in p...
Source: International Urology and Nephrology - May 21, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

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