Risk Factors of Perioperative Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Complications in Cardiac Surgery: A 12-Year Single-Institution Analysis
This study investigated the incidence and risk factors of the complications in perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) supported cardiac surgical patients.
High-Dose Perioperative Atorvastatin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
This study aimed to test the hypothesis that short-term high-dose perioperative atorvastatin would reduce AKI following cardiac surgery.
Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery is Associated with Mid-Term but not Long-Term Mortality: A Cohort-Based Study
Acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiac surgery is associated with complications, early and late mortality and increased health care expenditures.
Renal Function and Outcomes With Use of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Inotropes in End-Stage Heart Failure: A Retrospective Single Center Study
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and inotrope therapy serve as a bridge to transplant (BTT) or as destination therapy in patients who are not heart transplant candidates. End-stage heart failure patients often have impaired renal function, and renal outcomes after LVAD therapy versus inotrope therapy have not been evaluated.