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Relation of Race, Apparent Disability, and Stroke Risk With Warfarin Prescribing for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis
We examined patterns of warfarin use, and associated factors, after AF diagnosis. This retrospective cohort analysis studied US Medicare patients receiving maintenance dialysis January 1, 2008-June 30, 2010. Demographics, comorbidity, and a durable medical equipment claims-based disability proxy score predicted warfarin prescription after AF diagnosis. The analysis included 8964 patients with non-valvular AF.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - November 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: James B. Wetmore, Yi Peng, David T. Gilbertson, Jiannong Liu Source Type: research

Meta-Analysis of Anticoagulation Use, Stroke, Thromboembolism, Bleeding and Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation on Dialysis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients on dialysis. While randomized trials of anticoagulation for AF have demonstrated striking reductions in stroke, these trials did not recruit dialysis patients. We thus undertook this systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Electronic databases were searched for studies including AF patients on dialysis that reported observational associations of anticoagulation use. Twenty-one studies involving 530,031 individuals and 31,611 AF patients on dialysis were identified.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christopher X. Wong, Ayodele Odutayo, Connor A. Emdin, Ned J. Kinnear, Michelle T. Sun Source Type: research

Meta-Analysis of Anticoagulation Use, Stroke, Thromboembolism, Bleeding, and Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Dialysis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients on dialysis. Although randomized trials of anticoagulation for AF have demonstrated striking reductions in stroke, these trials did not recruit patients on dialysis. We thus undertook this systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies including patients with AF on dialysis that reported associations of anticoagulation use. Twenty studies involving 529,741 subjects and 31,321 patients with AF on dialysis were identified. Anticoagulation was associated with a 45% (95% CI 13% to 88%) increased risk of any stroke, reflecting a nonsignificant 13% (95% CI −4% to 34...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christopher X. Wong, Ayodele Odutayo, Connor A. Emdin, Ned J. Kinnear, Michelle T. Sun Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research