Acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiac surgery has traditionally been linked to reduced arterial
perfusion. There is ongoing evidence that central venous pressure (CVP) has a pivotal role …

Hedinger syndrome refers to carcinoid valvular heart disease. The disease is believed to be
triggered by vasoactive substances that result in valvular fibrosis. It classically occurs in …

Background Patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) often develop acute
kidney injury (AKI) caused by myocardial ischemia reperfusion (MI/R), and this renal injury …

Background: Fish oil (FO) has antiinflammatory effects, which might reduce systemic
inflammation induced by a cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Objective: We tested whether …

Irrespective of its etiology, emergency surgical abdominal exploration (EAE) is considered a
high-risk procedure with mortality rates exceeding 20%. The aim of this study was to …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a risk factor for increased mortality in critically ill patients. To
assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome of patients who develop AKI in the intensive …

Carcinoid heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with
metastatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Although cases of carcinoid syndrome and …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) after valvular surgical procedures with
cardiopulmonary bypass carries potentially high mortality and morbidity rates. This study …

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most serious postoperative
complications of cardiac surgery. The lack of early and powerful markers for AKI makes the …

OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine which patients undergoing tricuspid valve (TV)
surgery are at increased risk for acute kidney injury (AKI). METHODS We reviewed 951 …