Acute Kidney Injury Definition and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Journal of the American Heart Association

25 July Jul 2016 9 years ago
  • Marenzi G, Cosentino N, Moltrasio M, Rubino M, Grazi M, Milazzo V, De Metrio M, Bonomi A, Veglia F, Bartorelli AL
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been associated with increased mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. We compared the mortality predictive accuracy of the 3 AKI definitions used most widely for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Marenzi G, Cosentino N, Moltrasio M, Rubino M, Crimi G, Buratti S, Grazi M, Milazzo V, Somaschini A, Camporotondo R, Cornara S, De Metrio M, Bonomi A, Veglia F, De Ferrari GM, Bartorelli AL. Acute Kidney Injury Definition and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc 2016;5(7)

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