Nephrology

Thrombosis

Questions discussed in this category

How do you manage catheter-associated, upper extremity superficial venous thrombosis?

Do you prefer anticoagulation? Is there a role for aspirin? How strongly do you recommend line removal?

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How would you treat ESRD patients on hemodialysis with recurrent AV fistula thrombosis found with low protein C activity?

For ESRD patients with decreased Protein C activity level, the purported etiology may be a dialyzable substance in uremic plasma that interferes with ...

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How do you dose apixaban in patients with CrCl <30 mL/minute?

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What are the factors that you would consider for the use of ESA in patients with anemia of CKD with a history of stroke or TIA?

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How would you manage an incidental catheter-related thrombosis in a functioning dialysis catheter?

- Dialysis catheter used for hemodialysis- RIJ thrombus in dialysis catheter was incidentally found- Patient asymptomatic with no prior history of VTE...

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Papers discussed in this category

PLoS One, 2021 Apr 08

Effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban versus warfarin in Taiwanese patients with end-stage renal disease and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A real-world nationwide cohort study.

Circulation, 2022 Nov 06

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Apixaban With the Vitamin K Antagonist Phenprocoumon in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: The AXADIA-AFNET 8 Study.

Circulation, 2022 Nov 06

Apixaban for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Circulation, 2011-12-20

What caused excess strokes in patients randomized to darbepoetin in the trial to reduce cardiovascular events with Aranesp therapy (TREAT)?: no smoking gun.

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2013-01

Dose of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and adverse outcomes in CKD: a metaregression analysis.

American journal of nephrology, 2013

Cardiovascular toxicity of epoetin-alfa in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021 Jun 26

Erythropoietin Use and the Risk of Stroke in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan.

JAMA, 2025 Sep 15

Superficial Vein Thrombosis: A Review.

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