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- 2017
Recent Advances in Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and End-Stage Renal DiseaseDOI: 10.1159/000470856 Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Stroke, Chronic kidney disease, End-stage renal disease, New oral anticoagulants, Left atrial appendage occlusion Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a high prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF), but in this population the risk/benefit ratio of anticoagulant therapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for thromboprophylaxis is uncertain
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