Assessment and prediction of acute kidney injury in patients with decompensated cirrhosis with serum cystatin C and urine N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase.

Tae-Hyung KimHan Ah LeeYeon Seok SeoYoo Ra LeeSun Young YimYoung-Sun LeeSang Jun SuhYoung-Kul JungJi Hoon KimHyunggin AnHyung Joon YimJong Eun YeonKwan Soo ByunSoon Ho Umnull null

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)

Serum cystatin C and urine NAG levels are useful to differentiate types of AKI and are strong predictors for AKI development and mortality in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Keyphrases

heart failure
acute kidney injury
ejection fraction
cardiovascular events
liver failure
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation