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ReviewCureus2023

Comparative Effectiveness of Different Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation and Renal Dysfunction: A Systematic Review.

Kunj R Ghantiwala, Archi Dhamelia, Dhwani S Vaghani, Binay K Panjiyar

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Kunj R GhantiwalaMedicine, Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar, IND.
Archi DhameliaInternal Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Dhwani S VaghaniInternal Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, Aurangabad, IND.
Binay K PanjiyarGlobal Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) and Postgraduate Medical Education (PGMEE), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of stroke and thromboembolism. Anticoagulation therapy can reduce this risk, but the optimal choice of anticoagulant in patients with AF and renal dysfunction is challenging. Renal dysfunction is a common comorbidity seen in patients with AF. Renal dysfunction would affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anticoagulants and make the patient more prone to bleeding complications. This complicates the assessment of the risks, benefits, and ratio for starting anticoagulant drugs in patients with renal dysfunction. Therefore, there is always a therapeutic conundrum due to the increased risk of bleeding and thromboembolic events in AF patients with renal dysfunction. We conducted a systematic review to summarize the current literature and identify the challenges of anticoagulation strategies in AF with renal dysfunction. We examined 180 articles from reputable journals published from 2018 to June 2023 and selected eight papers for detailed analysis. The studies we chose included a variety of drug treatments, such as traditional therapies like vitamin K antagonists, factor Xa inhibitors, heparins, and direct thrombin inhibitors. This systematic review will provide comprehensive information on the latest data on the effectiveness of various pharmacological treatments (anticoagulation strategies) in AF patients with renal dysfunction. The aim is to help doctors and other healthcare decision-makers choose the best anticoagulation strategy in AF patients with renal dysfunction and to overcome their dilemma between bleeding risk and systemic thromboembolic events.

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anticoagulation strategiesatrial fibrillation (af)chronic kidney disease (ckd)end-stage renal disease (esrd)renal dysfunction

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