Preoperative Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Is Associated with Increased Risk for Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiovascular Surgery

Arora, Pradeep; Rajagopalam, Srini; Ranjan, Rajiv; Kolli, Hari; K. Singh, Manpreet; C. Venuto, Rocco; W. Lohr, James

doi:10.2215/cjn.05271107

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Preoperative Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Is Associated with Increased Risk for Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiovascular Surgery

Published in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology • Jul 31, 2008

Authors:

Pradeep Arora

Srini Rajagopalam

Rajiv Ranjan

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs commonly after cardiac surgery. Most patients who undergo cardiac surgery receive long-term treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB). The aim of this study was to determine whe...

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Medicine

Acute kidney injury

Angiotensin-converting enzyme

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