Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Outcomes Over 20 Years.

CONCLUSIONS: AKI is common following ABAD and increases early mortality, hospital stay, and diminishes late survival. Despite its adverse impact on survival, AKI is not associated with late aortic events. PMID: 30248320 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 21, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hoogmoed RC, Patel HJ, Kim KM, Williams DM, Deeb GM, Yang B Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research