Impact of vascular access on the development of contrast induced nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary intervention

Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common complication of procedures that foresee the use of contrast media. Several risk factors have been identified as independent predictors of CIN, but, to date, no definitive data are available about the association between the angiographic approach and its development.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - August 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lucia Barbieri, Monica Verdoia, Harry Suryapranata, Giuseppe De Luca, on behalf of the Novara Atherosclerosis Study Group (NAS) Source Type: research