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Open AccessWeekend effect on the incidence and outcomes of cardiac surgery associated - acute kidney injury
The effects of surgical day (workdays or weekends) on occurrence and outcome of cardiac surgery associated -acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) remains unclear. This study aimed to compare the incidence and short-te...
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Open AccessProteinuria is a risk factor for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in patients with stages 3–4 chronic kidney disease: a case control study
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery, and preoperative renal dysfunction is an important risk factor. Proteinuria indicates renal structural damage, but there are few studie...
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Open AccessOutcome of anticoagulation with rivaroxaban in patients with non-retrieved inferior vena cava filters for the prevention of filter thrombosis: a retrospective cohort study
Non-retrieved inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) is associated with some severe complications, such as filter thrombosis. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the outcome of rivaroxaban for...
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Open AccessHemodilution is associated with underestimation of serum creatinine in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective analysis
Fluid overload is related to the development and prognosis of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI). The study is to investigate the influence of serum creatinine (SCr) corrected by fluid ba...
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Open AccessAssociation of circulating BMP9 with coronary heart disease and hypertension in Chinese populations
Bone morphogenetic protein9 (BMP9) has been reported to have a role in vascular development. However, there is still a lack of information regarding the association between circulating BMP9 levels and cardiova...
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Open AccessImpact of cardiac catheterization timing and contrast media dose on acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
The association between pre-operative cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) has been reported inconsistently. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect ...
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Open AccessRole of elevated red cell distribution width on acute kidney injury patients after cardiac surgery
The aim of the study was to explore associations between elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) and acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (CS-AKI).
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Open AccessThe impact of severity of hypertension on association of PGC-1αGene with blood pressure and risk of hypertension
Little is known about the impact of severity of hypertension on the association of genes with high blood pressure, which may cause the inconsistently reported associations of peroxisome proliferator-activated ...