Medium-term and long-term renal function changes with direct oral anticoagulants in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Armentaro (Author), Graziella D'Arrigo (Author), Mario Bo (Author), Velia Cassano (Author), Sofia Miceli (Author), Annalisa Pitino (Author), Giovanni Tripepi (Author), Santina Maria Grazia Romeo (Author), Giorgio Sesti (Author), Gregory Y. H. Lip (Author), Daniele Pastori (Author), Mercedes Gori (Author), Angela Sciacqua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease frequently coexist in the elderly. Warfarin-like drugs (WLDs) may be associated with a relatively greater decrease of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as compared to direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), but there is no evidence...