Statins role in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury: a scoping review.

CONCLUSION: Statin therapy can be used as an adjunct to usual prophylactic measures such as adequate hydration and use of low-volume contrast media. Large well-designed trials on the effects of short-term high-dose statin use in preventing CI-AKI should be conducted, to eliminate any form of discrepancy among results, and to clarify any potential adverse effects.
PMID: 31178439 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hong Kong Med J - May 28, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anjum I, Akmal M, Hasnain N, Jahangir M, Sohail W Tags: Hong Kong Med J Source Type: research