Short-Term Rosuvastatin Therapy for Prevention of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

Han, Yaling; Zhu, Guoying; Lixian, Han; Hou, Fengxia; Huang, Weijian; Liu, Huiliang; Gan, Jihong; Jiang, Tiemin; Li, Xiaoyan; Wang, Wei; Ding, Shifang; Jia, Shaobin; Shen, Weifeng; Wang, Dongmei; Sun, Ling; Qiu, Jian; Wang, Xiaozeng; Li, Yi; Deng, Jie; Li, Jing; Xu, Kai; Xu, Bo; Mehran, Roxana; Huo, Yong

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.017

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Short-Term Rosuvastatin Therapy for Prevention of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology • Sep 25, 2013

Authors:

Yaling Han

Guoying Zhu

Han Lixian

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of rosuvastatin in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). BACKGROUND: CI-AKI is an important complication after contrast medium injection. Whi...

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Medicine

Rosuvastatin

Kidney disease

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