Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitor is Associated with Lower Risk of Ensuing Chronic Kidney Disease after Functional Recovery from Acute Kidney Injury
Open Access
- 13 April 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scientific Reports
- Vol. 7 (1), srep46518
- https://doi.org/10.1038/srep46518
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an independent risk factor for ensuing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Animal studies have demonstrated that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor can reduce ensuing CKD after functional recovery from AKI. Here we study the association between ensuing CKD and use of RAS inhibitor including angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II type 1a receptor blocker starting after renal functional recovery in our prospectively collected observational AKI cohort. Adult patients who had cardiac surgery–associated AKI (CSA-AKI) are studied. Patients with CKD, unrecovered AKI, and use of RAS inhibitor before surgery are excluded. Among 587 eligible patients, 94 patients are users of RAS inhibitor which is started and continued after complete renal recovery during median follow-up period of 2.99 years. The users of RAS inhibitor show significantly lower rate of ensuing CKD (users vs. non-users, 26.6% vs. 42.2%) and longer median CKD-free survival time (users vs. non-users, 1079 days vs. 520 days). Multivariate Cox regression analyses further demonstrate that use of RAS inhibitor is independently associated with lower risk of ensuing CKD (hazard ratio = 0.46, P < 0.001). We conclude that use of RAS inhibitor in CSA-AKI patients after renal functional recovery is associated with lower risk of ensuing CKD development.This publication has 62 references indexed in Scilit:
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