Blood Pressure and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Older Patients Initiating Hemodialysis.
Tara I-Hsin ChangSai LiuMedha AiryJingbo NiuMintu P TurakhiaJennifer E FlytheMaria E Montez-RathWolfgang C WinkelmayerPublished in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2019)
In this observational study of older patients initiating hemodialysis, lower predialysis systolic BP and diastolic BP were associated with higher incidence of atrial fibrillation.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- end stage renal disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- hypertensive patients
- chronic kidney disease
- left atrial appendage
- heart rate
- direct oral anticoagulants
- cardiovascular disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance