Use of Both Serum Cystatin C and Creatinine as Diagnostic Criteria for Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Its Correlation with Long-Term Major Adverse Events

Use of Both Serum Cystatin C and Creatinine as Diagnostic Criteria for Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Its Correlation with Long-Term Major Adverse Events

Background/Aims: Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) was traditionally defined as an increase in serum creatinine (sCr) after cardiac surgery. Recently, serum cystatin C (sCyC) has been proposed to be a better biomarker in the prediction of AKI. The clinical utility and performa...

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Main Authors: Miaolin Che, Xudong Wang, Bo Xie, Ritai Huang, Shang Liu, Yucheng Yan, Mingli Zhu, Renhua Lu, Jiaqi Qian, Weiming Zhang, Leyi Gu, Shan Mou, Zhaohui Ni, Song Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-06-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Risk stratification
Cardiac surgery
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/499647

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