Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Patel UD, Garg AX, Krumholz HM, Shlipak MG, Coca SG, Sint K, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Koyner JL, Swaminathan M, Passik CS, Parikh CR. Preoperative Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation 2012, 125: 1347-1355. PMID: 22322531, PMCID: PMC3312808, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.029686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute kidney injuryMild acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryPostoperative acute kidney injuryCardiac surgeryPreoperative BNPKidney injuryHigh riskAcute Kidney Injury Network definitionPreoperative brain natriuretic peptide levelsBrain natriuretic peptide levelsSerum brain natriuretic peptideAcute renal replacement therapyAcute Kidney Injury studyDoubling of creatinineHigher AKI riskPreoperative BNP levelsNatriuretic peptide levelsHigh-risk patientsRenal replacement therapyBrain natriuretic peptidePreoperative risk stratificationTypes of patientsAddition of BNPAKI cases