Acute Kidney Injury and Long-term Risk of Cardiovascular Events After Cardiac Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study

To examine the impact of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) on the long-term risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and all-cause mortality after elective cardiac surgery. The authors investigated whether time of onset of AKI altered the association between AKI and the adverse events.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - January 6, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Malene Kærslund Hansen, Henrik Gammelager, Carl-Johan Jacobsen, Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal, J. Bradley Layton, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Jan Jesper Andreasen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research