AKI during hospitalization linked with higher risk of heart failure post-discharge

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eMediNexus 20 May 2018

A new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) reveals that acute kidney injury (AKI) is linked with a 44% higher risk of cardiovascular events, especially heart failure, in patients even after they are discharged from the hospital.

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