Angiopoietin-2 Is an Early Indicator of Acute Pancreatic-Renal Syndrome in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

• Main Authors: Mateusz Sporek (Author), Paulina Dumnicka (Author), Agnieszka Gala-Bladzinska (Author), Piotr Ceranowicz (Author), Zygmunt Warzecha (Author), Artur Dembinski (Author), Ewa Stepien (Author), Jerzy Walocha (Author), Ryszard Drozdz (Author), Marek Kuzniewski (Author), Beata Kusnierz-Cabala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Within the first week of the disease, acute kidney injury (AKI) is among the most common causes of mortality in acute pancreatitis (AP). Recently, serum angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) has been associated with hyperdynamic state of the systemic circulation. The aim of this study was to examine the associatio...