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Outcomes of endovascular versus intravenous thrombolytic treatment for acute ischemic stroke in dialysis patients.
CONCLUSIONS: The odds of both in-hospital mortality and moderate to severe disability were lower with endovascular treatment in dialysis patients. Such data support the preferential use of endovascular treatment in this patient population. PMID: 25262635 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - September 27, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Saeed F, Adil MM, Piracha BH, Qureshi AI Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research

Atrial fibrillation in dialysis patients: time to abandon warfarin?
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent clinical complication in dialysis patients, and warfarin therapy represents the most common approach for reducing the risk of stroke in this population. However, current evidence based on observational studies, offer conflicting results, whereas no randomized controlled trials have been carried out so far. Additionally, many clinicians are wary of the possible role of warfarin as vascular calcification inducer and its potential to increase the high risk of bleeding among patients on dialysis. Ideally the most promising therapy would be based on direct inhibitors of f...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 8, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Brancaccio D, Neri L, Bellocchio F, Barbieri C, Amato C, Mari F, Canaud B, Stuard S Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research