Short‐Term High‐Dose Vitamin E to Prevent Contrast Medium–Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Elective Coronary Angiography: A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Trial

Short‐Term High‐Dose Vitamin E to Prevent Contrast Medium–Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Elective Coronary Angiography: A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Trial

BackgroundContrast medium–induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) is a leading cause of acquired renal impairment. The effects of antioxidants have been conflicting regarding the prevention of CIAKI. We performed a study of vitamin E use to decrease CIAKI in patients undergoing elective coronary angiogr...

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Main Authors: Yousef Rezaei, Kamal Khademvatani, Behzad Rahimi, Mehran Khoshfetrat, Nasim Arjmand, Mir‐Hossein Seyyed‐Mohammadzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
contrast‐induced acute kidney injury
coronary angiography
vitamin E
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002919

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