Journal article
The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury with Oral Anticoagulants in Elderly Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Anticoagulation with either a vitamin K antagonist or a direct oral anticoagulant may be associated with AKI. Our objective was to assess the risk of AKI among elderly individuals with atrial fibrillation newly prescribed a direct oral anticoagulant (dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban) versus warfarin.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Our population-based cohort study included 20,683 outpatients in …
Authors
Harel Z; McArthur E; Jeyakumar N; Sood MM; Garg AX; Silver SA; Dorian P; Blum D; Beaubien-Souligny W; Yan AT
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 16, No. 10, pp. 1470–1479
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 2021
DOI
10.2215/cjn.05920421
ISSN
1555-9041