Follow-up after neonatal heart disease repair: watch out for chronic kidney disease and hypertension!

The prevalence of CKD and hypertension is high in children having neonatal congenital heart surgery. This is important; early identification of CKD and hypertension can improve outcomes. These children should be systematically followed for the evolution of these negative outcomes. CS-AKI defined by current standards may not be a useful clinical tool to decide who needs follow-up and who does not.