Acute kidney injury in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention using radial versus femoral access

Abstract Background Data on radial access (RA) as an independent risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI) in myocardial infarction (MI) patients are conflicting. Our aim was to assess how RA influences the incidence of AKI in MI patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods...

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Main Authors: Vojko Kanic, Gregor Kompara, David Šuran, Alojz Tapajner, Franjo Husam Naji, Andreja Sinkovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1210-8