Warfarin-related nephropathy in a patient with mild IgA nephropathy on dabigatran and aspirin

Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor used as an alternative to warfarin for long-term anticoagulation. We describe a patient who developed acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of warfarin conversion to dabigatran, and a renal biopsy demonstrating acute tubular injury. Although the patient h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moeckel, Gilbert W., Luciano, Randy L., Brewster, Ursula C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438392/