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Serum Cystatin C Predicts Postsurgical Acute Kidney Injury in Aortic Dissection

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Cystatin C is a blood marker of how well the kidneys filter waste. This study checked whether the level measured around surgery predicted sudden kidney injury after an operation for a tear in the body's main artery. Higher levels flagged higher risk. This shows a link between the marker and later kidney injury, not proof that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Qu-Bo Huang (Fujian Medical University) · Jiaxin Zhang (Fujian Medical University) · Li-Wen Wang (Fujian Medical University) · Zeng-Rong Luo (Fujian Medical University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-06
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2945-9260