Cardiac biomarkers are associated with maximum stage of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a prospective analysis

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate whether cardiac troponin T (cTnT), cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) and need for acute renal replacement therapy (RRT) in adult patients admitted...

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Main Authors: Ryan Haines, Siobhan Crichton, Jessica Wilson, David Treacher, Marlies Ostermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1674-5