Effect of Intensive versus Standard BP Control on AKI and Subsequent Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality: Findings from the SPRINT EHR Study.
Paul E DrawzNayanjot Kaur RaiKristin Macfarlane LenoirMaritza Marie SuarezJames R PowellDominic S RajSrinivasan BeddhuAnil K AgarwalSandeep SomanPaul K WheltonJames LashFrederic F Rahbari-OskouiMirela A DobreMark A ParkuloMichael V RoccoAndrew D McWilliamsJamie P DwyerGeorge ThomasMahboob RahmanSuzanne OparilEdward HorwitzNicholas M PajewskiAreef IshaniPublished in: Kidney360 (2022)
Creatinine-based ascertainment of AKI, enabled by EHR data, may be more sensitive and less biased than traditional SAE adjudication. Identifying ways to prevent AKI may reduce mortality further in the setting of intensive BP control.