Effects of body habitus on contrast-induced acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention.

BACKGROUND:Limiting the contrast volume to creatinine clearance (V/CrCl) ratio is crucial for preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the incidence of CI-AKI and the distribution of V/CrCl ratios may vary according to patient...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Kuno, Yohei Numasawa, Mitsuaki Sawano, Toshiomi Katsuki, Masaki Kodaira, Ikuko Ueda, Masahiro Suzuki, Shigetaka Noma, Koji Negishi, Shiro Ishikawa, Hiroaki Miyata, Keiichi Fukuda, Shun Kohsaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6136739?pdf=render