title: Acute kidney injury survivors should have long-term follow-up.
abstract: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequently occurring complication in ICU patients and is associated with decreased short- and long-term survival. Gammelager and colleagues showed that AKI patients are at increased risk for developing heart failure and myocardial infarction at long-term follow-up. Their study provides strong epidemiological data on cardiorenal syndrome type 3, and their findings help explain the worse long-term survival of AKI patients. Finally, it also highlights the need for specific follow-up programs for ICU survivors.
authors: Wim
authors: W
authors: Vandenberghe
authors: Eric A J
authors: EA
authors: Hoste
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance