Risk Of Death Persists In Heart Patients With Acute Kidney Injur...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 05/15/2008 - 22:30

Acute kidney injury, a common complication of cardiac surgery during hospitalization, is linked to increased and prolonged risk of death in heart attack patients who have been discharged from the hospital, according to a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine.

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