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Condition: Heart Failure
Procedure: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Acute kidney injury and long-term risk of stroke after coronary artery bypass surgery
This study investigated the association between AKI and long-term risk of stroke.Methods and results: 50,244 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Sweden between 2000 and 2008 were identified from the SWEDEHEART registry. After exclusions 23,584 patients without prior stroke who underwent elective, primary, isolated, CABG were included. AKI was categorized according to absolute increases in postoperative creatinine values compared with preoperative values: stage 1, 0.3–0.5mg/dL (26–44μmol/L); stage 2, 0.5–1.0mg/dL (44–88μmol/L); and stage 3,>1.0mg/dL (≥88μmol/L). Cox proportional haz...
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - September 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martin J. Holzmann, Linda Rydén, Ulrik Sartipy Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
