Community acute kidney injury is associated with short- and long-term adverse outcomes in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction .

Aims: The influence of community acute kidney injury on patients with myocardial infarction has not been explored. The Veterans Affair electronic health system was analyzed to test the hypothesis that patients who have myocardial infarction complicated by community acute kidney injury have higher short- and long-term mortality and cardiovascular outcomes than those who do not suffer acute kidney injury.

Materials And Methods: Odd ratios were calculated for in-hospital mortality.

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis after exposure to gadolinium in patients with renal failure.

Background: Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a debilitating disease occurring exclusively in patients with renal failure. The aetiology of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is unclear, but recent reports suggest that exposure to gadolinium for enhancement of magnetic resonance imaging may play a role. In the present study, we assessed the association of exposure to gadolinium with the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with various stages of chronic kidney disease.