Associations between preoperative continuation of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor and cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a propensity score-matching analysis.

CONCLUSION: Preoperative use of RAS inhibitor was associated with less AKI development and severity, and higher renal recovery. Although more risk reduction of AKI development was shown in low-risk group by our prediction model, continued use of RAS inhibitor before cardiac surgery could provide protective effect in all patients.
PMID: 31595420 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Nephrology - October 7, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chou YH, Huang TM, Wu VC, Chen WS, Wang CH, Chou NK, Chiang WC, Chu TS, Lin SL, National Taiwan University Study Group on Acute Renal Failure (NSARF) Tags: J Nephrol Source Type: research