Association of acute kidney injury with outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage closure.

Salik NazirKeerat Rai AhujaRobert W ArissMohamed HassaneinPaul SchurmannSrikanth KoneruHamid AfsharIrakli GiorgberidzeGeorge V Moukarbel Hani Jneid

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)

AKI in the setting of LAAC is uncommon but is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Further studies are needed to determine if a similar association exists for long-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
left atrial appendage
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
atrial fibrillation
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
radiofrequency ablation
catheter ablation