Outcomes Associated With Apixaban Use in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease and Atrial Fibrillation in the United States

Konstantinos C. Siontis, Xiaosong Zhang, Ashley Eckard, Nicole M. Bhave, Douglas E. Schaubel, Kevin He, Anca Tilea, Austin G. Stack, Rajesh Balkrishnan, Xiaoxi Yao,

Circulation · 2018 · 472 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Among patients with ESKD and AF on dialysis, apixaban use may be associated with a lower risk of major bleeding compared with warfarin, with a standard 5 mg twice a day dose also associated with reductions in thromboembolic and mortality risk.

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