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Aim: Radiological procedures utilizing intravascular iodinated contrast media are being widely ap... more Aim: Radiological procedures utilizing intravascular iodinated contrast media are being widely applied for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and represent one of the main causes of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). In this hospital-based study we tried to assess predictors for development of CIN in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. A total of 5604 patients undergoing coronary angiogram/PCI from 2007-2017 were enrolled in the study. Multivariate predictors of CIN were identified by logistic regression using stepwise selection with entry and exit criteria of p < 0.1. A two-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) was constructed around the point estimate of the odds (OR). A p value <0.05 was considered significant. CIN occurred in 6 (1‰) patients. The mean age of patients suffering from CIN was higher than in the whole population (66.5± 31.15 vs. 58.66± 28.57, p=0.03). Characteristics of patients who developed CIN were: older age, diabetes, higher creatinine and lo...
Aim: Radiological procedures utilizing intravascular iodinated contrast media are being widely ap... more Aim: Radiological procedures utilizing intravascular iodinated contrast media are being widely applied for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and represent one of the main causes of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). In this hospital-based study we tried to assess predictors for development of CIN in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. A total of 5604 patients undergoing coronary angiogram/PCI from 2007-2017 were enrolled in the study. Multivariate predictors of CIN were identified by logistic regression using stepwise selection with entry and exit criteria of p < 0.1. A two-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) was constructed around the point estimate of the odds (OR). A p value <0.05 was considered significant. CIN occurred in 6 (1‰) patients. The mean age of patients suffering from CIN was higher than in the whole population (66.5± 31.15 vs. 58.66± 28.57, p=0.03). Characteristics of patients who developed CIN were: older age, diabetes, higher creatinine and lo...