Pre-Interventional Kynurenine Predicts Medium-Term Outcome after Contrast Media Exposure Due to Coronary Angiography

Pre-Interventional Kynurenine Predicts Medium-Term Outcome after Contrast Media Exposure Due to Coronary Angiography

Background/Aims: Contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) remains a serious complication of contrast media enhanced procedures like coronary angiography. There is still a lack of established biomarkers that help to identify patients at high risk for short and long-term complications. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Christoph Reichetzeder, Fabian Heunisch, Gina von Einem, Oleg Tsuprykov, Karl-Heinz Kellner, Thomas Dschietzig, Axel Kretschmer, Berthold Hocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Contrast induced acute kidney injury
Coronary angiography
Major adverse kidney event
Kynurenine
Preinterventional biomarker
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/477222

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