Elevated preoperative Galectin-3 is associated with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Elevated preoperative Galectin-3 is associated with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Previous research suggests that novel biomarkers may be used to identify patients at increased risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between preoperative levels of circulating Galectin-3 (Gal-3) and acute...

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Main Authors: Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, Donald S. Likosky, Michael Rezaee, Kevin Lobdell, Shama Alam, Devin Parker, Sherry Owens, Heather Thiessen-Philbrook, Todd MacKenzie, Jeremiah R. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury (AKI)
Galectin-3 (Gal-3)
Cardiac surgery
Prediction
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1093-0

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