Contrast ‐induced nephropathy in patients undergoing endovascular peripheral vascular intervention: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes as observed in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium

ConclusionsCIN is not an uncommon complication associated with PVI, can be reliably predicted from pre‐procedural variables, including a contrast dose of greater than three times the CCC and is strongly associated with the risk of in‐hospital death, MI, stroke, transfusion, and increased hospital length of stay.

Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - April 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: P. Michael Grossman, Syed S. Ali, Herbert D. Aronow, Michael Boros, Timothy J. Nypaver, Theodore L. Schreiber, Yeo Jung Park, Peter K. Henke, Hitinder S. Gurm Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research