Background:The ratio of the early transmitral flow velocity to early diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus (E/e′) is an echocardiographic index of mean left ventricular (LV) filling pressure. We investigated the association between the preoperative E/e′ ratio and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB).

Methods and Results:We reviewed 585 patients who underwent OPCAB and with preserved LV ejection fraction determined by preoperative echocardiography. AKI was determined by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed. E/e′ was also analyzed as 3 categories (E/e′ <8, 8≤E/e′≤15, and E/e′ >15) and as a continuous variable. A propensity score analysis was used to match the patients with E/e′ >15 and E/e′ ≤15. A preoperative E/e′ >15 was an independent predictor for AKI (odds ratio 3.01, 95% confidence interval 1.40–6.17). E/e′ >15 was also an independent predictor for AKI when E/e′ was analyzed with 3 categories or as a continuous variable. In the matched sample, the incidence of AKI and 1-year mortality was significantly higher in patients with E/e′ >15.

Conclusions:Among patients undergoing OPCAB with preserved LV systolic function, a preoperative E/e′ ratio >15 was an independent predictor of postoperative AKI. Measurement of the preoperative E/e′ ratio may help to assess the risk of postoperative AKI.