The Association of Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Stroke in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Competing Risk Analysis.
Mark FindlayRachael MacIsaacMary Joan MacLeodWendy MetcalfeManish M SoodJamie P TraynorJesse DawsonPatrick B MarkPublished in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2019)
The incidence of stroke in HD patients is high. The competing risk of "prestroke" mortality affects the relationship between AF and risk of future stroke. Trial designs for interventions to reduce stroke risk in HD patients, such as anticoagulation for AF, should take account of competing risks affecting associations between risk factors and outcomes.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- oral anticoagulants
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adipose tissue
- left atrial appendage
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- patient reported
- human health