The incidence of acute kidney injury after cardiac catheterization or PCI: a comparison of radial vs. femoral approach

Int J Cardiol. 2014 May 15;173(3):595-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.092. Epub 2014 Mar 20.

Authors

Abdulla Damluji¹, Mauricio G Cohen¹, Ramez Smairat¹, Robert Steckbeck², Mauro Moscucci¹, Ian C Gilchrist³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.
² Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey, PA, United States; Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
³ Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey, PA, United States; Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States. Electronic address: icg1@psu.edu.

PMID: 24698236
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.092

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac catheterization/adverse events; Nephropathy; Outcome; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Radial artery/surgery.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury / epidemiology*
Aged
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cohort Studies
Female
Femoral Artery* / surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Radial Artery* / surgery
Risk Factors