Impact of high-dose statin pre-treatment and contrast-induced acute kidney injury on follow-up events in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jun 15;174(2):440-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.026. Epub 2014 Apr 13.

Authors

Giuseppe Patti¹, Mario Leoncini², Anna Toso², Mauro Maioli², Domenico Grieco³, Giuseppe Colonna⁴, Francesco Bellandi², Germano Di Sciascio³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Campus-Bio Medico University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Cardiology Division, Prato Hospital, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Campus-Bio Medico University of Rome, Italy.
⁴ Cardiology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy.

PMID: 24767765
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.026

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Contrast-induced acute kidney injury; High-dose statin; Outcome; Percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / surgery*
Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
Acute Kidney Injury / prevention & control*
Atorvastatin
Contrast Media / adverse effects*
Disease-Free Survival
Fluorobenzenes / administration & dosage*
Follow-Up Studies
Heptanoic Acids / administration & dosage*
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
Pyrimidines / administration & dosage*
Pyrroles / administration & dosage*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Sulfonamides / administration & dosage*

Substances

Contrast Media
Fluorobenzenes
Heptanoic Acids
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Pyrimidines
Pyrroles
Sulfonamides
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin