The influence of atrial fibrillation on the mortality of incident ESRD patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent, occurring in 1%-2% of the adult population, increasing the risk of stroke, and resulting in considerable healthcare costs. While stroke is a major complication of AF, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients also have a high risk of stroke, suggesting that AF is a possible risk factor for mortality of ESRD patients. However, whether the existence of AF at the initiation of hemodialysis predicts higher mortality risk of incident ESRD patients remains to be defined. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study was performed at Wanfang Hospital from January 2004 to May 2018. The end points were mortality of patients or the end of the study. Incident ESRD patients who were on maintenance hemodialysis for more than 3 months were eligible for in

SUBMITTER: Hsieh HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992232 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature