American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 703-711 , November 2007

Improved Survival in Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

  • Charuhas V. Thakar, MD, FASN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Charuhas V. Thakar, MD, FASN, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert B. Sabin Way, MSB G-259, Cincinnati, OH 45267.
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  • Sarah Worley, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Susana Arrigain, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Jean-Pierre Yared, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
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  • Emil P. Paganini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland

Received 6 December 2006 ,Accepted 10 July 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.07.021 on September 20, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01128-6

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.07.021

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 703-711 , November 2007

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