Arterial stiffness and AKI post-CABG
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Is measurement of arterial stiffness a predictor of development of Acute Kidney Injury following elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
IRAS ID
173571
Contact name
Sharlene Greenwood
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College Hospital
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 6 days
Research summary
Acute Kidney Injury is a condition where your kidneys suddenly stop working properly and usually occurs if you are already unwell with an illness and can happen after having surgery. Having an episode of acute kidney injury increases the risk of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) later on and decreases long-term survival. It also has a major socio-economic impact with regards to admissions and length of hospital stay. There is currently no universally accepted treatment or method of identifying patients that are at risk. We aim to measure arterial stiffness in patients prior to them undergoing cardiac surgery to investigate whether this measurement is associated with an increased risk of patients developing acute kidney injury after surgery. We are planning to measure arterial stiffness, and examine a blood sample, for kidney health-related levels to determine whether there is an association between those patients who have stiff arterial vessels and those patients who may develop acute kidney injury after surgery.
REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
15/WA/0088
Date of REC Opinion
18 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion