Observational studyClinical and experimental nephrology2017
Coronary artery calcification scores improve contrast-induced nephropathy risk assessment in chronic kidney disease patients.
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- Aortic calcification and contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing urgent coronary angiography.Heart and vessels · 2026Article
- Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy, Bleeding, and Clinical Outcomes After Rotational Atherectomy: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- The Agatston score is a predictor of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with stable coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2024Article
- Heart Failure and Cardiorenal Syndrome: A Narrative Review on Pathophysiology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Regimens-From a Cardiologist's View.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCoronary artery calcification (CAC) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predictive value of CAC scores for the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after cardiac catheterization in non-dialyzed CKD patients.
methodsThe present study evaluated a total of 140 CKD patients who underwent cardiac catheterization. Patients were stratified into two groups based on the optimal cut-off value of the CAC score, which was graded by a non-triggered, routine diagnostic chest computed tomography scan: CAC score ≥8 (high CAC group); and CAC score <8 (low CAC group). CIN was defined as an increase of >10 % in the baseline serum cystatin C level at 24 h after contrast administration.
resultsThe mean estimated glomerular filtration rate levels were 41.1 mL/min/1.73 m
conclusionCAC scores, as evaluated using semi-quantitative methods, are a simple and powerful predictor of CIN. Incorporating the CAC score in the Mehran risk score significantly improved the predictive ability to predict CIN incidence.
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