Chronic kidney disease and risks of adverse clinical events in patients with atrial fibrillation

• Published in: Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 867 - 876
• Main Authors: Li, Si-Tong, Jiang, Chao, He, Liu, Li, Qi-Fan, Ding, Zuohan, Wu, Jia-Hui, Hu, Rong, Lv, Qiang, Li, Xu, Jia, Chang-Qi, Ruan, Yan-Fei, Ning, Man, Feng, Li, Bai, Rong, Tang, Ri-Bo, DU, Xin, Dong, Jian-Zeng, Ma, Chang-Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Science Press 28.11.2021

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the association between CKD and clinical consequences in AF patients is still under debate. We included 19,079 nonvalvular AF patients with available estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) value...