Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Antithrombotic Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients: Cross-Sectional Results of the Vienna InVestigation of AtriaL Fibrillation and Thromboembolism in Patients on HemoDIalysis (VIVALDI).

Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Antithrombotic Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients: Cross-Sectional Results of the Vienna InVestigation of AtriaL Fibrillation and Thromboembolism in Patients on HemoDIalysis (VIVALDI).

<h4>Background</h4>Atrial fibrillation (AF) adds significant risk of stroke and thromboembolism in patients on hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of AF in a population-based cohort of HD patients and practice patterns of antithrombotic therapy for...

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Main Authors: Oliver Königsbrügge, Florian Posch, Marlies Antlanger, Josef Kovarik, Renate Klauser-Braun, Josef Kletzmayr, Sabine Schmaldienst, Martin Auinger, Günther Zuntner, Matthias Lorenz, Ella Grilz, Gerald Stampfel, Stefan Steiner, Ingrid Pabinger, Marcus Säemann, Cihan Ay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0169400&type=printable
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