Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in CKD: Role of Vitamin K Antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulants. A Narrative Review

Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in CKD: Role of Vitamin K Antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulants. A Narrative Review

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a close bidirectional relationship between the two entities. The presence of CKD in AF increases the risk of thromboembolic events, mortality and bleeding. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) have been the mainstay...

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Main Authors: Aleix Cases, Pablo Gomez, Jose Jesus Broseta, Elisa Perez Bernat, Juan de Dios Arjona Barrionuevo, Jose Maria Portolés, Jose Luis Gorriz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
atrial fibrillation
Direct oral anticoagulants
Vitamin K antagonists
anticoagulant-related nephropathy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.654620/full

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