A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Renal Impairment and Prognosis of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Coronary Intervention - The AFCAS Trial
Authors: Lahtela HM, Kiviniemi TO, Puurunen MK, Schlitt A, Rubboli A, Ylitalo A, Valencia J, Lip GYH, Airaksinen KEJ
Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Publication year: 2015
Journal: PLoS ONE
Journal name in source: PLOS ONE
Journal acronym: PLOS ONE
Article number: ARTN e0128492
Volume: 10
Issue: 6
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 1932-6203
eISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128492
Renal impairment is common in patients with AF undergoing PCI and even mild renal impairment has an adverse prognostic effect in these patients requiring multiple antithrombotic medications.