Kidney Function Monitoring and Non ‐vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant Dosage in Atrial Fibrillation

ConclusionsNon‐compliance with kidney function monitoring recommendations is common in NVAF patients starting NOAC, especially in elderly patients with kidney dysfunction. Compliance with kidney function monitoring recommendations was associated with adequate NOAC dosage at 1‐year follow‐up. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the implication of kidney function monitoring on prognosis.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: European Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jose Manuel Andreu Cayuelas, Cesar Caro Mart ínez, Pedro Jose Flores Blanco, Gines Elvira Ruiz, Helena Albendin Iglesias, Juan Jose Cerezo Manchado, Jose Luis Bailen Lorenzo, James Louis Januzzi, Arcadio García Alberola, Sergio Manzano‐Fernández Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research