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Can urinary biomarkers predict acute kidney injury in newborns with critical congenital heart disease?

Özgün UygurOzge KorogluReşit Ertürk LeventEser Yıldırım SözmenFirat ErginYüksel AtayMehmet YalazMete AkisüNilgun Kultursay
Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)
In newborns with CCHD, high KIM-1 levels may predict mortality, whereas high cystatin C and preoperative NGAL levels may be indicative of AKI. These biomarkers deserve further investigation in larger study populations.
Keyphrases
  • congenital heart disease
  • pregnant women
  • gestational age
  • low birth weight
  • acute kidney injury
  • cord blood
  • cardiovascular events
  • preterm infants
  • coronary artery disease
  • preterm birth