Long-term outcomes of dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease and new-onset atrial fibrillation: A population-based cohort study.
Tung-Wei HungJing-Yang HuangGwo-Ping JongPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Patients with advanced CKD and NAF had a significantly increased risk of mortality. Dialysis is not risky for patients with concurrent CKD and NAF. Dialysis offers a sufficient survival benefit to be considered as a standard treatment, as indicated by the superior physical status of patients on dialysis.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- atrial fibrillation
- pet ct
- physical activity
- mental health
- cardiovascular events
- heart failure
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery disease
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- oral anticoagulants
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- venous thromboembolism
- free survival
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation