Severity of renal impairment in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation: implications for non‐vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant dose adjustment

AIMS: The non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have varying degrees of renal elimination which may be challenging in patients with heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). We examined the severity and variation in renal impairment, and the proportion of patients requiring NOAC cessation or dose reduction. METHODS AND RESULTS: A retrospective analysis of patients with HF and AF in the Candesartan in Heart failure …