Dialysis Modality and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Older Patients With ESRD.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with kidney failure treated by maintenance dialysis. Whether the incidence of AF differs between patients receiving hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis is uncertain.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting & participants

Using the US Renal Data System, we identified older patients (≥67 years) with Medicare Parts A and B who initiated dialysis therapy (1996-2011) without a diagnosis of AF during the prior 2 years.

Exposure

Dialysis modality at incident end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and maintained for at least 90 days.

Outcome

Patients were followed up for 36 months or less for a new diagnosis of AF.

Analytical approach

Time-to-event analysis using multivariable Cox prop

SUBMITTER: Niu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6389434 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature