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A Large Animal Model for Acute Kidney Injury by Temporary Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion
Published on: February 2, 2021
Delayed kidney injury following coronary angiography
Feng Wang1, Cheng Peng2, Guangyuan Zhang3
1Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, P.R. China.
Insights
Delayed kidney injury (DKI) after coronary angiography (CAG) affects 7.1% of patients. Anemia, heart failure, and high-dose aspirin are identified risk factors for this delayed kidney injury.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Cardiology
- Radiology
Background:
- Delayed kidney injury (DKI), also known as delayed contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), can occur 1-6 months post-coronary angiography (CAG).
- Understanding the risk factors and pathogenesis of DKI is crucial for patient management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the risk factors associated with delayed kidney injury (DKI) following coronary angiography (CAG).
- To explore the potential pathogenesis of delayed kidney injury (DKI).
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 436 patients undergoing CAG or coronary stenting between January 2008 and December 2009.
- Comparison of clinical characteristics and treatment data between patients who developed DKI and those who did not.
Main Results:
- The incidence of DKI was 7.1% (31/436).
- Patients with DKI had lower hemoglobin, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), higher serum creatinine, higher rates of heart failure, and were more likely to be on 300 mg aspirin therapy.
- Anemia, heart failure, and 300 mg aspirin intake were identified as significant risk factors for DKI.
Conclusions:
- Heart dysfunction and 300 mg aspirin therapy are potential contributors to delayed kidney injury (DKI) after coronary angiography (CAG).
- Iodinated contrast media administration itself was not found to be a risk factor for DKI.
Abstract:
It is occasionally observed that patients without contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) develop kidney injury within 1-6 months after coronary angiography (CAG), termed delayed CIN or delayed kidney injury (DKI) following CAG. The present study aimed to investigate the associated risk factors of delayed CIN and its possible pathogenesis. Subjects with CAG or coronary stenting from January 2008 to December 2009 were studied. A retrospective survey on DKI after CAG was conducted and the risk factors were analyzed. There were 436 cases receiving CAG with complete medical records enrolled in the present cohort, in which the DKI incidence was 7.1% (31/436). Patients with DKI after CAG exhibited lower hemoglobin (121.2±17.3 vs. 133.8±18.6 g/l), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; 66.4±30.2 vs. 71.9±28.6 ml/min), higher serum creatinine (110.9±43.2 vs. 91.7±37.6 µmol/l), higher rate of heart failure (22.6 vs. 5.4%) and 300 mg aspirin therapy (29 vs. 5.7%) compared with non-DKI patients (all P<0.05). However, no differences were observed in morbidities of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and proteinuria, or in the treatments with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor-1 blockers (ARBs), diuretics, statins and other anti-platelets between the two groups (P>0.05). Logistic regression revealed that anemia, heart failure and 300 mg aspirin intake were risk factors of DKI (P<0.05), while the contrast level, isotonic contrast, diabetes, ACE inhibitors/ARBs, eGFR and other factors were not associated with DKI (P>0.05). Heart dysfunction and 300 mg aspirin therapy may contribute to DKI after CAG, and iodinated contrast media administration is not a risk factor.
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