Strategies for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in patiEnts Receiving Dialysis

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Age ≥ 18 years.
• •2. Receiving maintenance hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis for \> 90 days.
• •3. History of AF or atrial flutter as defined by:
• •(i) AF or atrial flutter on a 12 lead ECG at enrollment, and not due to a reversible cause, or (ii) AF or atrial flutter documented on two separate occasions, not due to a reversible cause, at least 1 day apart prior to enrollment. AF or atrial flutter may be documented by ECG, or as an episode lasting at least 30 seconds on a rhythm strip or Holter recording, or more than 30 minutes if using pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recordings, or (iii) AF or atrial flutter documented on one occasion, not due to a reversible cause, prior to enrollment and being treated with an oral anticoagulant for AF or atrial flutter at enrollment. \[AF or atrial flutter may be documented by ECG, or as an episode lasting at least 30 seconds on a rhythm strip or Holter recording, or more than 30 minutes if using pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recordings, or mentioned in the medical record\], or (iv) AF or atrial flutter documented on one occasion on ECG, not due to a reversible cause, prior to enrollment and at least one more episode of AF or atrial flutter mentioned in the medical record, or (v) AF or atrial flutter documented on one occasion in a cardiologist report, not due to a reversible condition, prior to enrollment.
• •4. Satisfying CHADS-65 criteria: i) Age ≥65 or ii) Age \<65 and one of: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, stroke/transient ischemic attack or peripheral embolism.