Use of Both Serum Cystatin C and Creatinine as Diagnostic Criteria for Contrast‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Its Clinical Implications

Use of Both Serum Cystatin C and Creatinine as Diagnostic Criteria for Contrast‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Its Clinical Implications

BackgroundContrast‐induced acute kidney injury (CI‐AKI) was traditionally defined as an increase in serum creatinine (sCr) after contrast media exposure. Recently, serum cystatin C (sCyC) has been proposed as an alternative to detect acute changes in renal function. The clinical implications of comb...

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Main Authors: Wei‐feng Zhang, Tuo Zhang, Ding Ding, Shi‐qun Sun, Xiao‐lei Wang, Shi‐chun Chu, Ling‐hong Shen, Ben He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
contrast‐induced acute kidney injury
diagnosis
prognosis
risk stratification
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004747

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