Does preoperative left ventricular dysfunction predispose to postoperative acute kidney injury and long-term mortality?
Patients with preoperatively LVD have an increased risk of developing AKI after vascular surgery. The occurrence of AKI in patients with LVD has an incremental predictive value toward cardiovascular mortality risk during long-term follow-up.
The prevalence of current smoking recorded within THIN has converged towards that which would be expected if GHS smoking rates are applied to the THIN population. Data from electronic primary care databases such as THIN may provide an alternative means of monitoring national smoking prevalence.