Published August 2019 | Version v1
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Statins and Incidence of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Following Coronary Angiography - Five Year Experience at a Tertiary Care Center

Creators

  • 1. Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, (United States)
  • 2. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, (United States)
  • 3. Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, (United States)
  • 4. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, (United States)

Description

Role of statins in prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients undergoing coronary angiography remains controversial. We studied the use of statins in decreasing CI-AKI following coronary angiography.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.carrev.2018.09.012;
PII
S1553838918304147;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine (Print)
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 654-658
ISSN
1553-8389

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55052377
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CORONARIES; INJURIES; KIDNEYS; PATIENTS
Descriptors DEC
ARTERIES; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY

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