Adequacy of Dialysis and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.
Ga Young HeoJung Tak ParkHyo Jeong KimKyung Won KimYong Uk KwonSoo Hyun KimGui Ok KimSeung-Hyeok HanTae-Hyun YooShin-Wook KangHyung Woo KimPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes (2024)
This nationwide cohort study showed that a higher spKt/V is associated with a reduced risk of incident AF. These findings suggests that reducing uremic toxin burden through enhanced dialysis clearance may be associated with a lower risk of AF development in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- risk factors
- left atrial appendage
- escherichia coli
- direct oral anticoagulants
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- type diabetes