High‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentration and Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

High‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentration and Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with increased short‐ and long‐term mortality. Inflammation, oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction and damage play important roles in the development of AKI. High‐density lipoproteins (HDLs) have anti‐inflammatory and an...

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Main Authors: Loren E. Smith, Derek K. Smith, Jeffrey D. Blume, MacRae F. Linton, Frederic T. Billings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
high‐density lipoproteins
renal insufficiency
statin
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006975

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