American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 255-262 , February 2008

Atrial Fibrillation and Morbidity and Mortality in a Cohort of Long-term Hemodialysis Patients

  • Simonetta Genovesi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
    • Clinica Nefrologica, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Simonetta Genovesi, MD, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20052 Monza (MI), Italy.
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  • Antonio Vincenti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unità di Aritmologia, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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  • Emanuela Rossi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Unità di Statistica Medica, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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  • Daniela Pogliani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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  • Irene Acquistapace, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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  • Andrea Stella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
    • Clinica Nefrologica, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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  • Maria Grazia Valsecchi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Prevenzione, Unità di Statistica Medica, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.

Received 28 May 2007 ,Accepted 15 October 2007.

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PII: S0272-6386(07)01448-5

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.10.034

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 255-262 , February 2008

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