Why the study?
Does end-stage renal disease on dialysis increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation compared to the general population?
Population
63,788 individuals in Taiwan, comprising 15,947 patients with end-stage renal disease starting renal…
Comparison
End-stage renal disease on hemodialysis or… vs Controls without end-stage renal disease
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 8-10 years
Authors
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Dialysis patients face elevated incident AF risk; extends prior associations but leaves causality and screening impact open for prospective study.
Does end-stage renal disease on dialysis increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation compared to the general population?
End-stage renal disease patients on either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis have a significantly increased risk of developing incident atrial fibrillation compared to the general population.
Shen et al. (2016) studied this question.
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