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Impact of atrial fibrillation on the risk of ischemic stroke in patients on hemodialysis: BOREAS-HD3 Study
ConclusionPresent analyses using comprehensive adjustment for multiple confounders, including prior history of ischemic stroke, indicated that AF independently increases the risk of new-onset of ischemic stroke by more than twofold in Japanese HD patients.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology - November 18, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Safety of warfarin therapy in chronic hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
Conclusion The results of this study suggested that warfarin use by HD patients might not be harmful in chronic state, while the safety for the initiation of warfarin therapy in HD patients remained to be determined.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology - December 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research