We evaluated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity and thyroid function to determine the importance as prognostic factors in acute renal failure (ARF). Among 37 ARF patients, 24 survived (recovered group) and 13 died (lethal group). Both serum thyroxine (T4) level and ACE activity were lower in ARF as a whole group (n = 37) than normal control group (n = 27, p < 0.01). Both serum T4 level and ACE activity in lethal group (n = 13) were significantly lower than those of the recovered group (n = 24, p < 0.01). Serum ACE activity but not serum T4 level was significantly related to the prognosis of ARF (p < 0.02, Mantel-Haenzel analysis). This suggests that lowered serum T4 levels are not a specific indicator of ARF, but lowered ACE activity is significantly related to the prognosis of the patient in ARF. Serum ACE activity seems to be one several clinically useful prognostic indicators in ARF.
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Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USACedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Giani, Jorge F.
Bernstein, Kenneth E.
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Bernstein, Kenneth E.
Janjulia, Tea
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Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USACedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Janjulia, Tea
Han, Jiyang
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Univ So Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept Cell & Neurobiol, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USACedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Han, Jiyang
Toblli, Jorge E.
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Hosp Aleman, Expt Med Lab, Buenos Aires, DF, ArgentinaCedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Toblli, Jorge E.
Shen, Xiao Z.
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Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USACedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Shen, Xiao Z.
Rodriguez-Iturbe, Bernardo
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Hosp Univ Maracaibo, Serv Nefrol, Maracaibo, VenezuelaCedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Rodriguez-Iturbe, Bernardo
McDonough, Alicia A.
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Univ So Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept Cell & Neurobiol, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USACedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
McDonough, Alicia A.
Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A.
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