Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Jul 2017
Urinary [TIMP-2] × [IGFBP7] for risk prediction of acute kidney injury in decompensated heart failure.
In acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) is high. Early detection of patients at risk for AKI is important. We tested urinary [TIMP-2] × [IGFBP7], a new US Food and Drug Administration-cleared test to assess AKI risk, in a cohort of hospitalized ADHF patients. ⋯ Urinary [TIMP-2] × [IGFBP7] is a promising marker for AKI risk assessment in patients with ADHF.