2012
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
2008
Long-term Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Parikh CR, Coca SG, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Long-term Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 987-995. PMID: 18474763, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryAcute myocardial infarctionMild acute kidney injuryModerate acute kidney injuryKidney injuryLong-term riskMyocardial infarctionSeverity of AKIAdjusted hazard ratioLong-term mortalitySerum creatinine levelsLong-term prognosisCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare patientsHigh-risk groupAssociation of severityHospital mortalityHospital survivorsCause mortalityCardiovascular mortalityCreatinine levelsHazard ratioInpatient mortalityCommon complication