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SUBMITTER: Chua HR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142278 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chua Horng-Ruey HR Horrigan Mark M Mcintosh Elizabeth E Bellomo Rinaldo R
BioMed research international 20140807
The impact of isoosmolar versus low-osmolar contrast media (CM) administration on contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) and extended renal dysfunction (ERD) is unclear. We retrospectively examined incidences of CI-AKI and ERD in patients who received iodixanol (isoosmolar) versus iohexol (low-osmolar) during angiography for cardiac indications. Of 713 patients, 560 (cohort A), 190 (cohort B), and 172 (cohort C) had serum creatinine monitored at 3 days, 30 days, and 6 months after angiogr ...[more]