Episode 25: AF and CKD – A “tight association”

About this episode

Dr Piazza discusses the relationship between chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation with Dr Barnes, focusing on diagnosis and treatment considerations.

“We have to be careful about who we label with chronic kidney disease.” Dr Piazza returns to talk to Dr Barnes about renal dysfunction in the context of AF, including the factors to consider to ensure a clinically relevant diagnosis, why intentional underdosing of anticoagulants may do more harm than good, and the use of warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulants in patients with end-stage renal disease.

People in this episode

Guests: Dr Piazza, Dr Barnes

Topics covered

• chronic kidney disease
• atrial fibrillation
• anticoagulants
• renal dysfunction
• warfarin
• direct oral anticoagulants

Keywords

• chronic kidney disease
• atrial fibrillation
• anticoagulants
• warfarin
• direct oral anticoagulants
• renal dysfunction
• end-stage renal disease

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: medthority

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