Discovery of biomarkers that diagnose kidney disease progression and novel patient management strategies needed now to prevent progressive kidney disease

We read with great enthusiasm the comments of Kalisnik and colleagues on our article published in the Journal1 as they reflected on future directions of our research. In our study,1 we found that progression to acute kidney disease (AKD) by 2 to 4  weeks after cardiac surgery can be predicted by early postoperative serum creatinine changes when using the KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) acute kidney injury stages. AKI represents a subchronic disease state with significant implications for patient mortality, need for renal re placement therapy (as our study demonstrated), and quality of life.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research