American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 421-432, September 2007

Should Hemodialysis Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergo Systemic Anticoagulation? A Cost-Utility Analysis

  • Robert R. Quinn, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert R. Quinn, MD, FRCPC, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Rm A239, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5.
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  • David M.J. Naimark, MD, MSc, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
    • Medicine and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Matthew J. Oliver, MD, MHS, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Dialysis, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Ahmed M. Bayoumi, MD, MSc, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Received 19 December 2006; accepted 23 May 2007. published online 10 August 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.05.019 on August 9, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)00844-X

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.05.019

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