Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis: The Prognostic Value of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Cardiovascular events are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Identifying risk factors can help in the effort to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve life expectancy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score-the risk index of stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF)-to predict strokes, major cardiovascular events, and mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Materials and Methods: The CHA₂DS₂-VASc and HAS-BLED scores (the bleeding risk from the use of anticoagulation in AF) were calculated in 237 HD patients, 99 women with a median age of 76 (15) years, at the time they commenced HD. The scores' ability to predict lon

SUBMITTER: Tourountzis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10820266 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature