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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

Oral Anticoagulants to Prevent Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With CKD Stage 5D: An NKF-KDOQI Controversies Report
Publication date: Available online 21 September 2017 Source:American Journal of Kidney Diseases Author(s): Vinod K. Bansal, Charles A. Herzog, Mark J. Sarnak, Michael J. Choi, Ravindra Mehta, Bernard G. Jaar, Michael V. Rocco, Holly Kramer Stroke risk may be more than 3-fold higher among patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5D (CKD-5D) compared to the general population, with the highest stroke rates noted among those 85 years and older. Atrial fibrillation (AF), a strong risk factor for stroke, is the most common arrhythmia and affects >7% of the population with CKD-5D. Warfarin use is widely acknowledged as...
Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - September 21, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

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

Stroke feature and management in dialysis patients.
Abstract Strokes remain the major complication among dialysis population as the number of diabetes and elderly is increasing. In chronic hemodialysis patients, prevalence and incidence of stroke is higher than that of the general population. According to the annual registry data of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, prevalence of stroke death has been declining, yet the incidence of nonfatal incidence of stroke is not known. Underlying mechanisms of stroke are multiple. Among them, control of hypertension is important for the primary prevention; however, the ideal target level of blood pressure is not dete...
Source: Contributions to Nephrology - May 26, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Iseki K 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

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

Warfarin for stroke prevention in hemodialysis patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
PMID: 26882633 [PubMed - in process]
Source: CANNT Journal - July 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Badr S, Cameron K, Battistella M Tags: CANNT J 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

Evaluation of clinical outcomes among nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients treated with rivaroxaban or warfarin, stratified by renal  function
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CONCLUSION: Rivaroxaban-treated NVAF patients with diagnosed renal dysfunction had a significantly lower stroke rate compared to warfarin-treated patients. Regardless of renal dysfunction diagnoses, rivaroxaban users had lower thromboembolic event rates compared to warfarin users, and a similar rate of major bleeding. eCrCl-based analysis was limited by a small sample size. PMID: 29231162 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Nephrology - December 12, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Weir MR, Haskell L, Berger JS, Ashton V, Laliberté F, Crivera C, Brown K, Lefebvre P, Schein J Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research

Risks and Benefits of Direct Oral Anticoagulants across the Spectrum of GFR among Incident and Prevalent Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: In a large health care system, patients with eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 who took direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation had slightly higher risk of bleeding compared with those on warfarin, but similar benefits from prevention of ischemic stroke. PMID: 30002224 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - July 12, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Shin JI, Secora A, Alexander GC, Inker LA, Coresh J, Chang AR, Grams ME Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research