Early Postoperative Statin Therapy Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Billings FT, Pretorius M, Siew ED, Yu C, Brown NJ. Early Postoperative Statin Therapy Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2010, 24: 913-920. PMID: 20599398, PMCID: PMC2992577, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAnesthesiaAnticoagulantsAprotininAtrial FibrillationBody Mass IndexCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassCritical CareFemaleHemostaticsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsKidney Function TestsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute kidney injuryPostoperative statin usePreoperative statin useStatin useCardiac surgery patientsBody mass indexStatin withdrawalKidney injuryStatin treatmentSurgery patientsCardiac surgeryMass indexLower incidenceIncidence of AKIRisk of AKIHigh central venous pressureElective cardiac surgery patientsHigher body mass indexLogistic regressionAKI risk factorsChronic statin usersPerioperative statin usePostoperative statin therapyPreoperative statin treatmentCentral venous pressureBradykinin forming capacity of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate contaminated heparin in vitro
Adam A, Montpas N, Keire D, Désormeaux A, Brown NJ, Marceau F, Westenberger B. Bradykinin forming capacity of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate contaminated heparin in vitro. Biomaterials 2010, 31: 5741-5748. PMID: 20427081, PMCID: PMC2896062, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact system activationAnaphylactoid reactionsOversulfated chondroitin sulfateSystem activationSevere anaphylactoid reactionPlasma contact systemHuman plasmaInflammatory peptidesChondroitin sulfateEnzyme inhibitorsBK releaseDrug AdministrationBradykininHeparinSignificant correlationDefinitive evidenceDextran sulfatePlasma dilutionActivationConclusionPatientsPathophysiologyKininsAdministrationPlasma