Post-procedural renal microvascular perfusion measured using the Quantitative Blush Evaluator (QuBE) predicts improvement in renal function in patients undergoing percutaneous renal artery stenting

Carlo Trani; Italo Porto; Francesco Burzotta; Giovanni Luigi De Maria; Antonio Maria Leone; Gianpaolo Niccoli; Mario Attilio Mazzari; Rocco Mongiardo; Leonardo Bolognese; Giovanni Schiavoni; Filippo Crea

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.113

Post-procedural renal microvascular perfusion measured using the Quantitative Blush Evaluator (QuBE) predicts improvement in renal function in patients undergoing percutaneous renal artery stenting

Int J Cardiol. 2014;172(1):e127-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.113. Epub 2014 Jan 5.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
² Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy. Electronic address: italo.porto@gmail.com.
³ Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy.

PMID: 24462144
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.113

No abstract available

Keywords: Creatinine; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Quantitative Blush Evaluator; Renal artery stenosis; Renal artery stenting; Renal blush grade.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Microvessels / physiology*
Perfusion / methods*
Postoperative Care / methods*
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiography
Renal Artery / diagnostic imaging
Renal Artery / physiology*
Renal Artery Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
Renal Artery Obstruction / physiopathology*
Renal Artery Obstruction / surgery
Stents*