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Vitamin K Antagonists: Beyond Bleeding
Abstract Warfarin is the most widely used oral anticoagulant in clinical use today. Indications range from prosthetic valve replacement to recurrent thromboembolic events due to antiphospholipid syndrome. In hemodialysis (HD) patients, warfarin use is even more frequent than in the nonrenal population due to increased cardiovascular comorbidities. The use of warfarin in dialysis patients with atrial fibrillation requires particular caution because side effects may outweigh the assumed benefit of reduced stroke rates. Besides increased bleeding risk, coumarins exert side effects which are not in the focus of clinical routin...
Source: Seminars In Dialysis - January 9, 2014 Category: Hematology Authors: Thilo Krüger, Jürgen Floege Tags: Review Source Type: research

Vitamin k antagonists: beyond bleeding.
Abstract Warfarin is the most widely used oral anticoagulant in clinical use today. Indications range from prosthetic valve replacement to recurrent thromboembolic events due to antiphospholipid syndrome. In hemodialysis (HD) patients, warfarin use is even more frequent than in the nonrenal population due to increased cardiovascular comorbidities. The use of warfarin in dialysis patients with atrial fibrillation requires particular caution because side effects may outweigh the assumed benefit of reduced stroke rates. Besides increased bleeding risk, coumarins exert side effects which are not in the focus of clinic...
Source: Seminars in Dialysis - January 1, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Krüger T, Floege J Tags: Semin Dial Source Type: research

Oral Anticoagulation in Chronic Kidney Disease and Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSION: The cardiological societies' recommendation that patients with atrial fibrillation should be given oral anticoagulant drugs applies to the majority of such patients who also have chronic kidney disease. PMID: 29789105 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - May 24, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research

Variability in Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants Dose Adjustment in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Renal Dysfunction: The Influence of Renal Function Estimation Formulae
ConclusionsMDRD and CKD-EPI eGFR fail to correctly identify a significant proportion of patients who require NOAC dose adjustment, limiting their clinical utility. Cockcroft-Gault eCrCl should be calculated for all patients in whom a NOAC is being prescribed.RésuméContexteL’administration d’un nouvel anticoagulant oral non-antivitamine K (NACO) nécessite un ajustement de la dose en fonction des paramètres rénaux. La mesure de la fonction rénale la plus communément utilisée est le taux de filtration glomérulaire estimé (TFGe) selon la formule « Modified Diet in Renal Disease » (TFGe MDRD) ou « Chronic Kidne...
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - July 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation-Time for a change?
Abstract Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant in hemodialysis (HD) patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Recent trends show that Nephrologists are increasingly prescribing novel oral anticoagulants, despite the fact that no randomized clinical trials have been conducted in dialysis patients. Difficulties maintaining international normalized ratio in the therapeutic range, increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage and concerns regarding warfarin-induced vascular calcification and calciphylaxis may be responsible. Anticoagulation quality is poor in HD patients. A variety of factors ...
Source: Seminars in Dialysis - June 16, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Reilly RF, Jain N Tags: Semin Dial Source Type: research

Systematic DOACs oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease: the nephrologist's perspective.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and also associated with unfavorable outcome. Anticoagulant therapy is the mainstep of management in such patients, aimed at reducing the high risk of systemic thromboembolism and especially of ischemic stroke, which is reportedly associated with increased mortality in CKD patients. Even though new direct oral anticoagulant agents (DOACs) proved to be effective in patients with non valvular chronic AF, and are therefore recommended by recent guidelines for their treatment, warfarin is currently used in more than...
Source: Journal of Nephrology - March 20, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ravera M, Bussalino E, Fusaro M, Di Lullo L, Aucella F, Paoletti E Tags: J Nephrol Source Type: research

Anticoagulation in special patient populations with atrial fibrillation
Herz. 2021 Jul 5. doi: 10.1007/s00059-021-05042-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) should be guided by considerations of the risk of thromboembolism, stroke, and bleeding as well as the patient's preference. Well-recognized scores have been developed to help the clinician in daily risk assessment, but there are several special patient populations for whom scores are not developed or validated. Furthermore, these patients were not adequately represented in the pivotal randomized trials for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). In patients with cancer, t...
Source: Herz - July 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Laura Ueberham Gerhard Hindricks Source Type: research

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