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Burlacu, A; Genovesi, S; Ortiz, A; Combe, C; Basile, C; Schneditz, D; van der Sande, F; Popa, GT; Morosanu, C; Covic, A.
Pros and cons of antithrombotic therapy in end-stage kidney disease: a 2019 update.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019; 34(6): 923-933. Doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz040 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Abstract:
Dialysis patients manifest both an increased thrombotic risk and a haemorrhagic tendency. A great number of patients with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis have cardiovascular comorbidities (coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism) and different indications for treatment with antithrombotics (primary or secondary prevention). Unfortunately, few randomized controlled trials deal with antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy in dialysis. Therefore cardiology and nephrology guidelines offer ambiguous recommendations and often exclude or ignore these patients. In our opinion, there is a need for an expert consensus that provides physicians with useful information to make correct decisions in different situations requiring antithrombotics. Herein the European Dialysis Working Group presents up-to-date evidence about the topic and encourages practitioners to choose among alternatives in order to limit bleeding and minimize atherothrombotic and cardioembolic risks. In the absence of clear evidence, these clinical settings and consequent therapeutic strategies will be discussed by highlighting data from observational studies for and against the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs alone or in combination. Until new studies shed light on unclear clinical situations, one should keep in mind that the objective of treatment is to minimize thrombotic risk while reducing bleeding events. © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved.

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