Erschienen in:
17.07.2019 | IM - Commentary
Atrial fibrillation and kidney disease: insights on a close relationship
verfasst von:
Giorgio Trivioli
Erschienen in:
Internal and Emergency Medicine
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Ausgabe 7/2019
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Excerpt
The association between atrial fibrillation (AFib) and kidney disease is common but represents a challenge for clinicians, since patients experience significant morbidity and mortality and require a careful management [
1,
2]. These two diseases have a similar distribution in the general population, with prevalence increasing with age, and share several risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease [
3,
4]. Recent observations have highlighted that they are closely related and each predisposes to the development of the other. …