Decline in renal function and oral anticoagulation dose reduction among patients with atrial fibrillation
Inohara T, Holmes DN, Pieper K, Blanco RG, Allen LA, Fonarow GC, Gersh BJ, Hylek EM, Ezekowitz MD, Kowey PR, Reiffel JA, Naccarelli GV, Chan PS, Mahaffey KW, Singer DE, Freeman JV, Steinberg BA, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Decline in renal function and oral anticoagulation dose reduction among patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart 2020, 106: heartjnl-2019-315792. PMID: 31911503, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationRenal functionOral anticoagulationDose reductionAtrial Fibrillation II registryBetter Informed TreatmentML/minCrCl declineOral anticoagulantsCreatinine clearanceOutcomes RegistryGuideline criteriaPatientsPackage insertsUS FoodDrug AdministrationMean declineInformed TreatmentNOACsAnticoagulationFibrillationRegistryDosingCrClOne-fourth