8 ± 1.2, p=0.040), procalcitonin (6.4 ± 11.4 vs. 1.1 ± 2.4, p=0.038) and BNP (792.5 ± 601.4 vs. 207.5 ± 311.4, p=0.001) were significantly higher in patients with AKI than in those without AKI (Figures 1C, D). This evidence concerns the gene NPPB and acute kidney injury.