Predictive Value of the Transthoracic Echocardiography Index for Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Valve Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Background: We aimed to demonstrate whether the preoperative transthoracic echocardiography index (TTEI) could improve the predictive value of clinical parameters for cardiac valve surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CVS-AKI). Methods: A total of 213 patients who underwent surgical CVS at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University were consecutively recruited in this retrospective study. TTE assessments were performed within 7 days before surgery and logistic regression was used to determine TTEI. A nomogram was constructed by integrating TTEI and clinical features, and the net reclassification index (NRI) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) were applied to evaluate the improvement in TTEI for CVS-AKI. Results: Among them, 66 patients (30.9%) developed CVS-AKI

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9604519 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature