Discontinuation of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors during Acute Kidney Injury Episode and All-Cause Mortality: Target Trial Emulation Studies

Collaborators, Affiliations

CRDS Study Investigators:
Xin Xu, Sheng Nie, Hong Xu, Bicheng Liu, Jianping Weng, Chen Chunbo, Huafeng Liu, Qiongqiong Yang, Hua Li, Yaozhong Kong, Guisen Li, Qijun Wan, Yan Zha, Ying Hu, Gang Xu, Yongjun Shi, Yilun Zhou, Guobin Su, Ying Tang, Jie Shen, Chen Wang, Dehui Liu, Yihua Bai, Pengli Luo, Wenli Chen, Jianghua Chen, Chen Lu, Siyuan Teng, Yang Li, Mengchun Gong

¹ Division of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Multi-Organ Injury Prevention and Treatment, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Sheng Nie et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 18.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000775. Online ahead of print.

CRDS Study Investigators:
Xin Xu, Sheng Nie, Hong Xu, Bicheng Liu, Jianping Weng, Chen Chunbo, Huafeng Liu, Qiongqiong Yang, Hua Li, Yaozhong Kong, Guisen Li, Qijun Wan, Yan Zha, Ying Hu, Gang Xu, Yongjun Shi, Yilun Zhou, Guobin Su, Ying Tang, Jie Shen, Chen Wang, Dehui Liu, Yihua Bai, Pengli Luo, Wenli Chen, Jianghua Chen, Chen Lu, Siyuan Teng, Yang Li, Mengchun Gong

¹ Division of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Multi-Organ Injury Prevention and Treatment, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: ACE inhibitors; AKI; AKI and critical care; mortality.

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