Hemorrhagic Versus Ischemic Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation on Hemodialysis
AUTOR(ES)
Sousa, Mariana; Cruz, Gonçalo; Vilela, Sara; Cardoso, Catarina; Bravo, Pedro; Santos, José Paulo; Santos, Cristina; Silva, Jorge
FONTE
International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2022
RESUMO
Abstract Background Hemodialysis (HD) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a particularly high risk of stroke and bleeding, but no high-quality evidence-based recommendations exist to properly manage these patients. Objectives We aim to evaluate the ischemic versus the hemorrhagic risk in a HD population with AF. Methods We selected incident patients that started hemodialysis between 2011 and 2015. All patients that had AF before HD, or developed AF during the follow-up, were included. Both CHA2DS2 -VASC and HAS-BLED scores were calculated at the time of beginning of HD or AF diagnosis and correlated with the outcomes using a logistic regression model. The outcomes were hemorrhagic events, ischemic events and death related to any of these events. A p-value < 0.05 was set as statistically significant. Results Forty-six patients were included. Most of them had had AF before they started hemodialysis. Twenty-two patients were on oral anticoagulation (OAC). There was no significant difference between the incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic events, regardless of the use of OAC. Previous stroke, transient ischemic attack, and thromboembolic event significantly increased the risk of an ischemic event (OR 6.78, p=0.028). Conclusions In this population, we did not observe any difference between the incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic events, which was also true in patients with OAC. Therefore, the benefit of OAC in such patients remains questionable. However, patients with previous stroke, transient ischemic attack, or thromboembolic event seem to have a higher risk of new ischemic events and might benefit from anticoagulation.
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