San Diego—Patients carrying a genetic variant of haptoglobin (Hp), Hp2-2, may be even more vulnerable to health complications than previously believed.
Diabetic patients with the Hp2-2 phenotype have increased risk for postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) as well as 30-day and one-year all-cause mortality after elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), a study has concluded. These findings could lead to changes in preoperative testing and,