Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients Receiving Haemodialysis: Is It Time to Abandon It?

Table 4

Potential indications for oral anticoagulants in patients with end-stage renal disease and receiving haemodialysis.

(i) Status after prosthetic heart valve implantation
(ii) Antiphospholipid syndrome
(iii) Secondary prevention of severe thromboembolic events; (for example, pulmonary embolism)
(iv) Atrial fibrillation with a high risk of stroke