The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1101-1106 , May 2010

Neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin: A promising biomarker for detecting cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury

  • Dinna N. Cruz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, and International Renal Research Institute (IRRIV), Vicenza, Italy
    • ,
  • Claudio Ronco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, and International Renal Research Institute (IRRIV), Vicenza, Italy
    • ,
  • Nevin Katz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Nevin Katz, MD, George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.

Received 10 July 2009 ,Revised 22 October 2009 ,Accepted 2 November 2009.

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 Disclosures: Drs Katz, Cruz, and Ronco report consulting fees and grant support from Abbott Laboratories, which provided an unrestricted grant to support this study.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01434-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.007

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1101-1106 , May 2010

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