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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

Challenging the use of warfarin in patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation
Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 450 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.87 Authors: Georg Schlieper & Jürgen Floege We read with great interest the article from Qamar and Bhatt (Anticoagulation therapy: Balancing the risks of stroke and bleeding in CKD. Nat. Rev. Nephrol.11, 200–202; 2015) that discussed the observational study by Bonde et al. on anticoagulation
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - July 7, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Georg SchlieperJürgen Floege Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research