Association of Perioperative Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Levels with 3-Year Mortality after Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND:Higher levels of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (pNGAL) are an early marker of acute kidney injury and are associated with increased risk of short-term adverse outcomes. The independent association between pNGAL and long-term mortality is unknown. METHODS:In this prospe...

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Main Authors: Dennis G Moledina, Chirag R Parikh, Amit X Garg, Heather Thiessen-Philbrook, Jay L Koyner, Uptal D Patel, Prasad Devarajan, Michael G Shlipak, Steven G Coca, TRIBE-AKI Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4460181?pdf=render