Prevalence and Prognostic Importance of Changes in Renal Function After Mechanical Circulatory Support
Brisco MA, Kimmel SE, Coca SG, Putt ME, Jessup M, Tang WW, Parikh CR, Testani JM. Prevalence and Prognostic Importance of Changes in Renal Function After Mechanical Circulatory Support. Circulation Heart Failure 2013, 7: 68-75. PMID: 24214901, PMCID: PMC4067252, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.113.000507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical circulatory supportRenal functionCirculatory supportEarly improvementContinuous-flow devicesMechanically Assisted Circulatory SupportLarge multicenter populationSerial creatinine levelsGlomerular filtration rateMajority of patientsMulticenter populationCause mortalityInteragency RegistryAdult patientsCreatinine levelsPrognostic importancePrognostic significanceImproved prognosisFiltration ratePoor survivalSurvival disadvantageEGFRPatientsAdditional researchMechanistic basis