Same rhythm, different song-approaches to atrial fibrillation management by cardiologists and nephrologists.

ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), affecting 10-25% of patients requiring dialysis. Compared with the general population, patients requiring dialysis are also at increased risk of stroke, the major thromboembolic complication of AF. The evidence base for management strategies of AF specific to patients with advanced CKD is limited and not informed by randomized controlled trials. These gaps in evidence encompass rate and rhythm control strategies as well as a paucity of data informing which patients should receive anticoagulation. The European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association and European Heart Rhythm Association undertook a survey of nephrologists and cardiologists exploring management strategies in patients with

SUBMITTER: Mark PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857826 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature