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

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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Autores principales: Ahmed Abdel-Galeel, Salma Taha, Khaled M. Elmaghraby, Ramadan Ghaleb, Amr Hanafy, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, M. Abdelfatah Elsharef, Lobna Abdel-Wahid, Ayman Ibrahim
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi-Wiley 2021-01-01
Colección:Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8862316

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8862316

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