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SUBMITTER: Schaub JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4556547 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schaub Jennifer A JA Garg Amit X AX Coca Steven G SG Testani Jeffrey M JM Shlipak Michael G MG Eikelboom John J Kavsak Peter P McArthur Eric E Shortt Colleen C Whitlock Richard R Parikh Chirag R CR
Kidney international 20150401 3
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery and is associated with worse outcomes. Since heart fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is a myocardial protein that detects cardiac injury, we sought to determine whether plasma H-FABP was associated with AKI in the TRIBE-AKI cohort; a multi-center cohort of 1219 patients at high risk for AKI who underwent cardiac surgery. The primary outcomes of interest were any AKI (Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) stage 1 or higher) a ...[more]