High-Dose Atorvastatin Raises Threshold of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Study

Background. Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a significant complication of angiographic procedures resulting from injection of iodinated contrast media (CM). Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at the highest risk of CIN. Statins have recently been proposed for protection against CIN due t...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdel-Galeel, Salma Taha, Khaled M. Elmaghraby, Ramadan Ghaleb, Amr Hanafy, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, M. Abdelfatah Elsharef, Lobna Abdel-Wahid, Ayman Ibrahim
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Hindawi-Wiley 2021-01-01
Serier:Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Online adgang:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8862316

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