Dr. Shahood Ajaz Kakroo
Dr. Shahood Ajaz Kakroo
Submitted to
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
In Partial Fulfillment of Rules and Regulations for the Award
of
D.M. degree in Cardiology to be held in July 2021.
By
ADDITIONAL PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY
At the outset, I express my deep sense of gratitude and sincere regards to Dr. N. RAMA
KUMARI, my guide and Additional Professor, Department of Cardiology, NIMS,
Hyderabad for her constant guidance, supervision and encouragement in accomplishing this
research.
I am highly grateful to my Professor & Head of department, Cardiology, DR. O SAI
SATISH for his valuable guidance, suggestions and encouragement during the preparation of
this dissertation. I am thankful to him for allowing me to undertake this study and utilize the
hospital records for the same.
My sincere respect and regards to Professor Dr. M. Jyotsna, Additional Professor Dr. B
Srinivas, Associate Professors Dr. N. Lalita, Dr. V.S. Bharathi Lakshmi and Dr. Sreekanth,
Assistant professors Dr. Jeethender Kumar Kala, Dr. M. Naveen Kumar, Dr. Parameshwar
Reddy and Dr. Goutami for their constructive criticisms and valuable suggestions.
My sincere thanks to my colleagues Dr. A. Goutham, Dr. S. Sri Krishna, Dr. S.V.V.
Mani Krishna, Dr. B.Vijay Kumar, Dr. Sudhanshu Garg, Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthi, Dr.
Daya Vaswani, Dr. Ankur Sabherwal, Dr. Kapil Karthikeya Reddy, Dr. R. Archana, Dr. Ravi
Kumar, Dr. Harish, Dr. Ashwin, Dr. Shashidar, Dr. Sagar, Dr. Sajad, Dr. Srikiran, Dr.
Sreekar, Dr. Shailaish, Dr. Rajshekhar, Dr Abhinay, Dr. Pradeep and Dr. Srikanth who
helped me a lot during my study.
My sincere thanks and regards to Dr. Inaam ul haq, who helped me with the statistics of the
study.
I take this opportunity to thank my grandparents, parents, wife, father and mother in law,
brother and sister for their prayers, patience and sacrifice to help me complete this study.
Above all, my sincere belief, gratitude and thanks to the Almighty God, without whose
blessings this research would not have been possible.
I acknowledge my gratitude to the Director, Dean and Medical Superintendent for permitting
me to undertake this study in the institute.
Lastly, it would be a great injustice if I fail to offer my deepest sense of gratitude towards my
patients and paramedical staff of cardiology department without whose co-operation I would
not have been able to perform this study.
Dr. Shahood Ajaz Kakroo
Resident in Cardiology,
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences,
Hyderabad
ABBREVIATION
failure
CM Contrast media
1 INTRODUCTION 1
3 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 14
5 RESULTS 41
6 DISCUSSION 63
9 CONCLUSION 80
10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 81
Introduction
Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and remains a
substantial contributor to morbidity, mortality and healthcare expenditure. One of the modalities
revascularization via this approach.1 The use of radiocontrast media has increased greatly from
the past decades for diagnostic radiography and interventional procedures and it is estimated that
in approximately 60 million people in the world radiocontrast media is used each year.2
However, the use of such contrast media might result in acute events and injuries after the
complication of PCI that is associated with increased in-hospital morbidity and mortality. 3-6
Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions are at risk of several complications, one
Definition:
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by the sudden impairment of kidney function
resulting in the retention of nitrogenous and other waste products. AKI represents a
heterogeneous group of conditions that share common diagnostic features including an increase
in the plasma or serum creatinine concentration and/or an increase in the blood urea nitrogen
(BUN) concentration often associated with a reduction in urine volume. 7 It is a complex disorder
of renal function that occurs in a variety of settings with clinical manifestations ranging from a
minimal elevation of serum creatinine to renal failure. Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting
after contrast media (CM) administration derives from many causes including ischemia,
atheroembolism, or nephrotoxicity of the contrast media itself. The latter is referred to as contrast
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serum creatinine concentration of > 0.5 mg/dl (>44 μmol/ L) or 25% above baseline within 48
hours after contrast administration.9 Most recently, the acute kidney injury network has defined
contrast- induced acute kidney injury(CI-AKI) as a rise in the serum creatinine level > 0.3 mg/ dl
or an increase in the serum creatinine level of >50% or more from baseline that occurred within
48 hour after contrast administration.10 It occurs within 24-48 hours of exposure, with creatinine
level typically peaking 3-5 days after procedure and returning to baseline or near baseline value
in 1-3 weeks.11 Functionally, CIN is considered an intrinsic acute kidney injury (AKI), usually
with conserved diuresis, but in severe cases acute tubular necrosis and even end-stage renal
As acute renal failure is associated with disabling morbidity and mortality, prevention
and early detection of CIN are of utmost clinical relevance. Direct measurement of glomerular
filtration rate (GFR) before and after the administration of contrast agent is the most accurate
method to determine the renal function. Serum creatinine, an end product of muscle metabolism,
GFR was calculated according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula.13
GFR = 175 x standardized serum creatinine) (-1.154) x age (-0.203) x 1.212 (if black) x
Incidence of CIN occurrence can vary between 2% in low-risk populations to more than
50% in high risk patients14, with up to 15% in patients identified with mild renal impairment.
The figure is higher when CIN follows PCI.15 Contrast induced nephropathy occurs in 2 - 25% of
patients undergoing coronary intervention.16 In the retrospective analysis of the Mayo Clinic PCI
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registry comprising of 7586 patients. However, incidence of CIN rises up to 20% or more in
selected patient subsets, especially in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease. 17 CIN is
generally transient and reversible form of acute kidney injury. Among all the procedures that
uses radio contrast materials for the purpose of diagnosis and therapeutics, coronary angiography
and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are associated with higher risk of CIN. 18 CIN is
associated with several adverse outcomes, the most noteworthy of which are an increased need
for hemodialysis, persistent decline in renal function, and increased mortality. Contrast induced
nephropathy is also strongly associated with an extended inpatient care period, and increased
cost of care.19,20 In those patients needing hospital care after acquiring CIN, the mortality rate is
34%.21 Underlying risk profiles have a major role for adverse events, particularly CIN following
coronary angiography or angioplasty.22 Several factors increase the patient’s risk of CIN,
including but not limited to chronic kidney disease (CKD), volume and type of contrast media
used, and pre-existing patient conditions. 23 Diabetes, congestive heart failure (CHF), increased
age, anemia, and a decreased circulating blood volume are just some of the conditions that
Contrast Media
Contrast Media have been traditionally classified according to their osmolality: high-
osmolar contrast media (HOCM), >1500 mOsm/kg (5-8 times plasma osmolality); low-osmolar
contrast media (LOCM), 550-850 mOsm/kg (2-3 times plasma osmolality); and iso-osmolar
contrast media (IOCM), 290 mOsm/kg (i.e. isotonic to plasma osmolality). 26 Products containing
different concentrations of iodine may change their osmolality and viscosity, which are
important properties for the development of CIN. A summary of important properties of various
Viscosity
Osmolality Viscosity
Iodine
Type Generic name cPs
cPs
(mg/ml) (mOsm/kg)
(at 20-250C) (at 370C)
HOCM
LOCM
Monomer
3. Non-ionic
Loxilan 300-350 610-721 9.4-16.3 5.1-8.1
Monomer
4. Non-ionic
Ioversol 240-350 502-792 4.6-14.3 3.0-9.0
Monomer
5. Non-ionic
6. Non-ionic
Monomer
Iopentol 150-350 310-810 2.7-26.6 1.7-12.0
7. Non-ionic
Monomer
Iopromide 150-370 328-774 2.3-22 1.5-10
8. Non-ionic
Monomer
IOCM
HOCM; High osmolar contrast media, LOCM; Low osmolar contrast media, IOCM; Iso-
Pathogenesis:
Although the pathogenesis of CIN is not well understood, there is increasing evidence
that it occurs as a combination of direct toxicity to the renal tubular epithelium, oxidative stress,
ischemic injury, and renal tubular obstruction.27-29 Also, increased intratubular pressure
secondary to contrast-induced diuresis and increased perivascular hydrostatic pressure may lead
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to medullary hypoxia through lower medullary blood flow. 30 Renal ischemia may be the result of
(Nitric oxide and Prostaglandins). Reduction in renal perfusion and toxic effects on the tubular
cells caused by the direct and indirect effects of contrast media on the kidneys are generally
exposure causes a certain degree of imbalance between increased renal vasoconstriction and
decreased vasodilatation; this leads to a decrease in renal blood flow and contraction of the
afferent glomerular arteriole, as well as renal ischemia and cell necrosis. 31 Oxygen radicals
released by the ischemia–reperfusion contribute to not only renal damage but also the apoptosis
Several factors are associated with the development of AKI. Sepsis is the most common
cause, followed by cardiac surgery.32-34 Critical illness, burns, trauma, and exposure to radio
contrast material are other frequently described causes. 35-37 However, the individual patient´s
susceptibility determines whether an exposure will lead to AKI. Dehydration, congestive heart
failure, advanced age, chronic kidney disease (CKD), anemia and diabetes mellitus are examples
Despite advances in preventive measures, CIN is the third leading cause of AKI and is
associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, with a more
complicated and longer in-hospital stay.38,39 It is of great concern because of its adverse effects
on patients’ clinical outcomes, including prolonged hospitalization and increased morbidity and
mortality.40
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Patient-related factors:
Nonmodifiable Modifiable
Hemodynamic instability
Nephrotic syndrome
Renal transplant
Procedure-related factors
Nonmodifiable Modifiable
Contrast media.
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Pre-Existent CKD is probably the most important pre-procedural risk factor for CIN. The
European Society of Urogenital Radiology Consensus Working Panel 41 in 1999 stated that CIN
risk becomes clinically significant when baseline serum creatinine concentration is ≥1.3 mg/dL
(≥115 mmol/L) in men and ≥1.0 mg/dL (≥88.4 mmol/L) in women. These figures approximate to
an eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2, which defines CKD stages 3–5 and which is now generally
recognised as the threshold for CIN risk.42 This simple biochemical assessment is the most
widely adopted screening tool; however, it is important to recognise that serum creatinine is an
insensitive measure of renal function and that other risk factors are highly contributory to CIN,
Based on clinical experience, dehydration is a major risk factor for CIN; however, as it is largely
a clinical diagnosis and is challenging to quantify, it has never been formally investigated in
clinical trials. Hypotension, defined as a systolic blood pressure of <80 mm Hg for more than 60
min, is a recognised risk factor for CIN, attributable to intravascular volume depletion (eg,
severe dehydration, haemorrhage or sepsis), cardiogenic shock (eg, acute myocardial infarction)
or excessive vasodilation (eg, anaphylaxis) which results in renal hypoperfusion and thus
increased sensitivity to CM-induced renal ischaemia. According to Mehran et al, 43 the presence
of congestive cardiac failure classified according to New York Heart Failure Association III or
IV, a recent history of pulmonary oedema or acute myocardial infarction 44 was an independent
risk factor for development of CIN. Rehal et al found that left ventricular ejection fraction of less
than 45% was associated with development of CIN. 45,46 Diabetes mellitus is also an independent
CIN risk factor as demonstrated in a number of clinical trials, especially so when coexistent with
CKD.47 Advanced age, usually quantified as over 75 years, is also associated with CIN. Anaemia
is another important risk factor, usually defined as a haematocrit (HCT) of less than 0.39 in
males or 0.36 in females.48 The coadministration of nephrotoxic agents are thought to increase
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the risk of CIN, although this is not well documented in clinical studies. 49 There is conflicting
evidence regarding the risk of concurrent treatment with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor
blocker’s (ARB’s), however if part of established therapy, continuation is considered safer than
According to Maioli et al50 procedural factors such as the total volume of contrast media (>350
mL or >4 mL/kg) and previous contrast medium exposure within 72 h are directly related to the
development of CIN. A specific method for quantifying the maximum safe volume of contrast
has been proposed by Laskey et al who demonstrated that a ratio of the volume of contrast media
to creatinine clearance (V/CrCl) greater than 3.7:1 correlates strongly with the risk of developing
CIN in patients with moderate CKD undergoing coronary angioplasty. In addition, the presence
balloon pump therapy is particularly high-risk feature. A number of these risk factors have been
integrated into a well-known post-procedure risk scoring system and validated in a large cohort
A similar scoring system has also been proposed by Tziakas et al 51 who found that pre-existing
renal disease, metformin use, history of previous PCI, peripheral arterial disease and ≥300 mL of
A limitation of these scoring systems is that calculation is only possible after contrast media has
been administered. However, it is clinically desirable to be able to predict the risk of CIN before
the patient is exposed to contrast media allowing appropriate precautionary measures to be taken.
Such a pre-procedural CIN risk score has been proposed by Maioli et al, following validation in
Table 4: A pre procedural risk score for CIN (adopted from Maioli et al)51
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Another risk model, Canada acute coronary syndrome (C-ACS) risk score was developed to
predict development of CIN in acute coronary syndrome patients with STEMI before undergoing
information and includes four categorical variables including heart rate > 100 beat/min, systolic
blood pressure < 100 mmHg, age > 75 years and killip class >1. It is quick, useful and simple
risk score to predict development of CIN, short and long term outcomes. A number of other
novel CIN risk factors have been identified, including pre-procedure glucose levels 52,53 and low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol;54 however, these have yet to be integrated into risk scoring
systems. It may be possible to use commonly used cardiovascular risk scoring methods to
approximate CIN risk, for example, a Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events score of >140
in patients with AMI having normal baseline renal function has been shown to predict risk of
CIN in a small cohort study.55 A novel fluid status assessment method using Bio-Impedance
Vector Analysis has also been demonstrated to independently predict CIN 56 in a small clinical
trial; however, it has not yet been translated into a CIN risk scoring system or guided volume
repletion strategy.
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Prevention of CIN
Preventive strategies for Contrast Induced Nephropathy traditionally include pre- procedural
hydration with isotonic saline, the usage of isoosmolar non-ionic contrast media, pre-medicating
with Nacetyl cysteine, and the withdrawal of nephrotoxic drugs.57-59 Despite the best of
precautions, around 20–30% of patients with underlying risk factors for CIN undergoing
The Mehran CIN-Risk score (MRS) was developed and initially validated for prediction of CIN
after percutaneous coronary interventions. This score includes 8 clinical and procedural
variables: age >75 years, hypotension, congestive heart failure, intra-aortic balloon pump, serum
creatinine, diabetes, anemia, and volume of contrast. In such cases a risk score of <6, 6 to 11, 11
to 16, and >16 indicates a CIN risk of 7.5%, 14%, 26%, and 57%, respectively.61 It has been
proved that the risk of CIN has a direct association with the volume of contrast media
delivered.62
We also tried to identify if the Mehran Risk Score (MRS) could be used to accurately predict the
incidence of CIN in patients belonging to the respective risk groups in an Indian population. It
should be noted that the well validated MRS was formulated in a western population where the
incidence of CIN was found to be 13.1%. The population in the Indian subcontinent has higher
3. Applicability of Mehran risk score (MRS) in predicting the contrast induced nephropathy.
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Rihal CS et al. (2002)45 identified all patients who had coronary interventional
procedures from January 1996 through May 2000 in their retrospective analysis of the Mayo
Clinic PCI registry and determined the incidence of, risk factors for, and prognostic implications
of acute renal failure (defined as an increase in serum creatinine > 0.5 mg/dl from baseline) after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Of 7586 patients, 254 (3.3%) experienced acute renal
failure (ARF). Among patients with baseline creatinine <2.0, the risk of acute renal failure was
higher among diabetic than nondiabetic patients, whereas among those with a baseline creatinine
>2.0 mg/dl, all had a significant risk of acute renal failure. In multivariate analysis, acute renal
failure was associated with baseline serum creatinine, acute myocardial infarction, shock, and
volume of contrast medium administered. Twenty-two percent of patients with acute renal failure
died during the index hospitalization compared with only 1.4% of patients without acute renal
failure (P<0.0001). After adjustment, acute renal failure remained strongly associated with death.
Among hospital survivors with acute renal failure, 1- and 5-year estimated mortality rates were
12.1% and 44.6%, respectively, much greater than the 3.7% and 14.5% mortality rates in patients
without ARF (P<0.0001). They concluded that the overall incidence of ARF after PCI is low.
Diabetic patients with baseline Cr values <2.0 mg/dL are at higher risk than nondiabetic patients,
whereas all patients with a serum Cr >2.0 are at high risk for ARF. ARF was highly correlated
Mehran et al (2004)43 conducted a study of 8,357 patients to develop a simple risk score
for development of contrast induced nephropathy. The baseline clinical and procedural
characteristics of the 5,571 patients in the development dataset were considered as candidate
univariate predictors of CIN (increase ≥25% and/or ≥0.5 mg/dl in serum creatinine at 48 h after
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PCI vs. baseline). Multivariate logistic regression was then used to identify independent
predictors of CIN with a p value <0.0001. Based on the odds ratio, eight identified variables
disease, diabetes, age >75 years, anemia, and volume of contrast) were assigned a weighted
integer; the sum of the integers was a total risk score for each patient. The overall occurrence of
CIN in the development set was 13.1% (range 7.5% to 57.3% for a low [≤5] and high [≥16] risk
score, respectively); the rate of CIN increased exponentially with increasing risk score (Cochran
Armitage chi-square, p < 0.0001). In the 2,786 patients of the validation dataset, the model
demonstrated good discriminative power (cstatistic = 0.67); the increasing risk score was again
strongly associated with CIN (range 8.4% to 55.9% for a low and high risk score, respectively).
Are the True Clinical Consequences conducted a literature review focusing on observational
studies that assessed factors associated with mortality in patients with CIN. The deaths of some
patients with CIN are complicated by factors that cannot be directly related to CIN, such as liver
disease, sepsis, respiratory failure, bleeding, etc. However, it is plausible that CIN contributes to
cardiovascular causes of death in patients with CIN. They concluded that CIN is a marker for
Shoukat S et al. (2010)64 in their study to examine the pathophysiology, risk factors, and
clinical course of CIN, as well as its prevention and potential therapeutic interventions,
especially during PCI concluded that CIN is an iatrogenic disorder with high morbidity and
mortality and a high incidence in elderly, diabetics, and patients with preexisting renal failure.
Despite uncertainty regarding the degree of nephrotoxicity produced by various contrast agents,
nonionic low-osmolar or iso-osmolar contrast media remains the preferred choice. Limiting the
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volume of contrast as much as possible is recommended. Best way to prevent CIN is to identify
patients at high risk and provide adequate volume administration. However, use of sodium
evidence. Although the role of various drugs in prevention remains controversial, nephrotoxic
drugs should be avoided before and after the procedure. Also, there still is no conclusive
prevent CIN.
Alam ABMM et al. (2012)65 conducted a prospective study among the patients who
Cardiology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital during January 2010 to December 2010. A total of
111 patients age range from 25 to 75 years were included in the study. Serum creatinine level at
baseline and at the end of 48 hours was done in all these patients. Study population was divided
into two groups according to development of acute kidney injury (AKI). Group-I = AKI, Group
II = Not developed AKI. AKI developed 11.7% of the study patient. DM and Preexisting renal
insufficiency were significantly higher in group I patients. HTN was (61.5% Vs 44.9%) higher in
group I but not significantly. History of ACE inhibitor/ARB, NSAID intake and LVEF <40%
were significantly higher in group I patients. The mean±SD volume of CM (Contrast Media)
were 156.9±44.8 ml and 115.4±30.0 ml in group I and group II respectively, which was
significant. The mean±SD of serum creatinine after 48-72 hours of CAG/PCI was 1.4±0.37
mg/dl and 1.1±0.2 mg/dl in group I and group II respectively. The serum creatinine level
increased significantly (p<0.05) after 48-72 hours of CAG/PCI in group I. In group II, S.
creatinine level increased but not significant (p>0.05). Impaired renal function was found 76.9%
and 2.0% in group I and group II respectively. DM, HTN, preexisting renal insufficiency, ACE
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inhibitor/ARB, NSAIDs, contrast volume (>150 ml), eGFR (<60 ml/min/1.73m2) and LVEF
(<40%) are significantly (p0.05) associated for CIN development. They concluded that CIN is an
iatrogenic but preventable disorder results from the administration of contract media. Although
rare in the general population, CIN occurs frequently in patients with underlying renal
dysfunction and diabetes. In patients with pre angiographic normal renal function, the prevalence
is low but in pre-existing renal impairment it may pose a serious threat. Thus risk factors are
Fei He et al. (2012)66 did a retrospective case control study done in 325 patients who
underwent intracoronary stent implantation from January 2010 to March 2011 at the Drum
Tower Hospital of Nanjing University School of Medicine. Of the 325 patients, 51(15.7%)
developed AKI. Hospital day and in-hospital mortality were increased significantly in the AKI-
group. Univariate analysis showed that age, pre-operative parameters (left ventricular
However, multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that increased age (OR=0.253, 95%
(OR=25.245, 95%CI=1.001–1.034) were independent risk factors of AKI. They concluded that
AKI is a common complication and associated with ominous outcome following intracoronary
insufficiency, pre-operative low estimated glomerular filtration rate, prolonged operative time,
prevention and prognosis of CIN concluded that even in patients with risk factors such as CKD
or diabetes, the risk of dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease due to CIN remains low
(<1%). Although gadolinium has been proposed as CM for angiography in high-risk patients for
CIN, its use is grieved with the risk of development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in
CKD patients, especially those with eGFR ≤30 ml/min or dialysis-dependent. As no treatment
specifically targets CIN once it develops, the main goal for clinicians remains prevention. They
can use several scores to carefully estimate the risk of CIN before referring a patient for elective
PCI, particularly for high-risk patients and/or procedures. Once decision for CM-injection is
made, clinicians have only 2 proven ways to reduce the incidence of CIN: (1.) optimal hydration
with some data favouring the use of sodium bicarbonate over normal saline and (2.) the use of
Salvatore Evola (2012)68 conducted a study to assess risk factors for contrast
induced nephropathy among Italian patients. This study aimed to make a profile of patients at
highest risk of developing contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) in order to take appropriate
prevention measures. 591 patients undergoing coronary procedures were divided into two
groups: patients with (CIN-group) and without (no-CIN) an increase in creatinine level equal or
more than 25% from baseline values within 24–48 h after the coronary procedure. All patients
diagnostic exams. The results of this study while confirming that, average age (p = 0.01),
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diabetes mellitus (p < 0.0001), base line renal insufficiency (p = 0.0001), diuretic therapy
(p = 0.002), higher contrast doses (p = 0.01), are associated with a higher risk of contrast-
induced nephropathy, also demonstrated that both clinical (p = 0.01) and subclinical (p < 0.0001)
atherosclerosis, and higher preprocedural high sensitive C-reactive protien levels (hs- CRP)
Iranian patients who candidated for coronary angiography and/or angioplasty, and then assessed
major risk factors predicting the appearance of CIN following these procedures. Two hundred
and fifty consecutive, eligible patients scheduled for coronary angiography and/ or angioplasty at
the Afshar Hospital in Yazd between January 2009 and August 2010 were considered for
enrollment. Renal function was measured at baseline and 48 h after the intervention, and CIN
was defined by an increase in creatinine of >0.5 mg/dl or 25% of the initial value. The predictive
role of potential risk factors was determined in a multivariate model adjusted for comorbidities,
preexisting renal impairment, and angiographic data. They found that CIN following coronary
angiography or angioplasty appeared in 12.8% of the cases. A myocardial infarction before the
procedure (OR = 2.121, p = 0.036) and a prior history of hypertension (OR = 2.789, p = 0.025)
predicted the appearance of acute renal failure following angiography or subsequent angioplasty.
A low estimated glomerular filtration rate at baseline slightly predicted CIN after these
interventions. They concluded that transient acute renal dysfunction occurred in 12.8% of the
patients with or without CKD (eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) from January 2008 through
December 2009. CI-AKI was defined as serum creatinine either ≥ 25% or ≥ 0.5 mg/dl from
baseline within 72 h after contrast exposure. A total of 1160 patients were included in the study.
CI-AKI occurred in 19% of CKD patients and in 18% of non-CKD patients. In CKD and non-
CKD patients, CI-AKI was more frequent in patients requiring mechanical ventilation or
inotropes or in those given furosemide, and it was associated with adverse in-hospital (prolonged
hospitalization, acute dialysis and mortality) and long-term (increased creatinine, initiation of
dialysis and mortality) outcomes. In multivariable analysis, CKD patients had greater in-hospital
mortality if they developed CI-AKI (P = 0.005), and non-CKD patients had greater long-term
mortality if they developed CI-AKI (P = 0.016). they concluded that CI-AKI following coronary
angiography was associated with adverse in-hospital and long-term outcomes in both CKD and
non-CKD patients.
Patients not known to be Diabetic with Acute Coronary Syndrome done in the department of
Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Dhaka found that the
incidence of CIN was 24% in high blood glucose group and 4% in normal blood glucose group
(p=0.004). It was also observed that gradual incremental increase in risk of CIN associated with
higher admission blood glucose level. There was positive correlation between serum creatinine
and admission blood glucose but it showed negative correlation between serum creatinine and
admission blood glucose after PCI in ACS patients not known to be diabetic. The present study
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revealed that index admission high blood glucose in acute coronary syndrome patients not
Tehrani S et al. (2013)72 in their article to review the definition, pathogenesis and
management of CI-AKI and highlight potential therapeutic options for preventing CI-AKI in
post-PCI patients found that CI-AKI is an important but underdiagnosed complication of PCI
that is associated with increased in-hospital morbidity and mortality. Patients with pre-existing
renal impairment and diabetes are particularly susceptible to this complication post-PCI.
Optimization of the patients’ circulating volume remains the mainstay for preventing CI-AKI,
Kashif W et al. (2013)73 conducted a descriptive study to evaluate the frequency and risk
coronary angiography with a serum creatinine of ³ 1.5 mg/dl at the time of procedure were
evaluated. 116 patients met the inclusion criteria. Mean age was 64.0 ± 11.5 years, 72% were
males. Overall prevalence of CIN was 17% (rise of serum creatinine by ³ 0.5 mg/dl) while that of
clinically significant CIN (CSCIN) was 9.5% (11 patients). Patients with CSCIN had
significantly lower left ventricular ejection fraction (p = 0.03) and higher prevalence of
cerebrovascular disease (p < 0.001). Mean baseline serum creatinine was significantly higher, 3.0
± 1.5 vs. 2.0 ± 1.1 mg/dl (p = 0.03, OR: 1.47) whereas mean GFR estimated by Cockcroft-Gault
formula was significantly lower at 25 ± 7.4 vs. 41.0 ± 14.6 ml/minute (p = 0.001) at the time of
procedure in patients with CSCIN. Mean length of hospital stay was significantly higher in this
group compared to those without CIN, 9.0 ± 5.1 vs. 3.0 ± 3.2 days (p = 0.001). Multivariate
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analysis revealed low GFR (p = 0.001) and low ejection fraction (p = 0.03) to be independent
factors associated with CSCIN. No significant differences were noted between the two groups in
patients with hypertension, diabetes and heart failure. They concluded that CSCIN is a
significant concern in high risk groups despite prophylaxis. Patients with lower EF,
cerebrovascular disease and low GFR at the time of procedure are more likely to have CIN.
Suma M Victor et al (2014)74 did a prospective single center study of 1200 consecutive
patients who underwent PCI from 2008 to 2011 to evaluate the collective probability of CIN in
Indian population by developing a scoring system of several identified risk factors in patients
undergoing PCI. Patients were randomized in 3:1 ratio into development (n = 900) and
validation (n = 300) groups. Seven independent predictors of CIN were identified using logistic
vascular disease, albuminuria, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and anemia. The mean (±SD) age
was 57.3 (±10.2) years. 83.6% were males. The total incidence of CIN was 9.7% in the
development group. The total risk of renal replacement therapy in the study group is 1.1%.
Mortality is 0.5%. The risk scoring model correlated well in the validation group (incidence of
CIN was 8.7%, sensitivity 92.3%, specificity 82.1%, c statistic 0.95). They concluded that a
simple risk scoring equation can be employed to predict the probability of CIN following PCI,
applying it to each individual. More vigilant preventive measures can be applied to the high risk
candidates.
examine the short- and long-term outcomes of patients who developed contrast-induced acute
kidney injury (CI-AKI; defined as an increase in serum creatinine of ≥0.5 mg/dl or a 25%
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relative rise within 48 h after contrast exposure) from the large-scale HORIZONS-AMI trial.
Multivariable analyses were used to identify predictors of CI-AKI, as well predictors of the
primary and secondary endpoints. The incidence of CI-AKI in this cohort of ST-segment
elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients was 16.1% (479/2968). Predictors of CI-AKI
were contrast volume, white blood cell count, left anterior descending infarct-related artery, age,
anaemia, creatinine clearance ,60 mL/min, and history of congestive heart failure. Patients with
CI-AKI had higher rates of net adverse clinical events [NACE; a combination of major bleeding
or composite major adverse cardiac events (MACE; consisting of death, reinfarction, target
vessel revascularization for ischaemia, or stroke)] at 30 days (22.0 vs. 9.3%; P 0.0001) and 3
years (40.3 vs. 24.6%; P 0.0001). They also had higher rates of mortality at 30 days (8.0 vs.
0.9%; P 0.0001) and 3 years (16.2 vs. 4.5%; P 0.0001). Multivariable analysis confirmed CI-AKI
bypass grafting major bleeding (HR, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.57–2.73; P 0.0001), and mortality (HR,
1.80; 95% CI, 1.19–2.73; P ¼ 0.005) at 3-year follow-up. They concluded that Contrast-induced
acute kidney injury is associated with poor short- and long-term outcomes after primary
incidence of contrast induced nephropathy and to identify risk factors for the development of
tertiary care hospital. 540 patients undergoing coronary intervention from 2011 to 2013 were
enrolled by convenient sampling technique. 210 patients were excluded from the study.
Therefore, a total of 330 patients were studied and analyzed. Contrast induced nephropathy was
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nephropathy. The incidence of contrast induced nephropathy in patients with baseline creatinine
clearance <60 ml/min was 45.9%. Contrast induced nephropathy developed in 10% of anemic
and 12.5% diabetic patients. The amount of the contrast agent administered was similar for both
between the amount of contrast agent administered and the change of serum creatinine
concentration. Multivariate logistic regression analysis found that baseline e-GFR and baseline
hemoglobin were independent predictors for Contrast induced nephropathy. They concluded that
the overall incidence of Contrast induced nephropathy after coronary intervention in this study is
high. Patients with both preexisting renal insufficiency and anemia were at high risk of Contrast
induced nephropathy.
Thomas T Tsai et al (2014)77 developed risk models for predicting acute kidney injury
(AKI) and AKI requiring dialysis (AKI-D) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to
support quality assessment and the use of preventative strategies. AKI was defined as an absolute
increase of ≥0.3 mg/dL or a relative increase of 50% in serum creatinine (AKIN Stage 1 or
greater) and AKI-D was a new requirement for dialysis following PCI. Data from 947 012
consecutive PCI patients and 1253 sites participating in the NCDR Cath/PCI registry between
6/09 and 7/11 were used to develop the model, with 70% randomly assigned to a derivation
cohort and 30% for validation. AKI occurred in 7.33% of the derivation and validation cohorts.
Eleven variables were associated with AKI: older age, baseline renal impairment (categorized as
mild, moderate, and severe), prior cerebrovascular disease, prior heart failure, prior PCI,
presentation (non-ACS versus NSTEMI versus STEMI), diabetes, chronic lung disease,
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hypertension, cardiac arrest, anemia, heart failure on presentation, balloon pump use, and
cardiogenic shock. STEMI presentation, cardiogenic shock, and severe baseline CKD were the
strongest predictors for AKI. The full model showed good discrimination in the derivation and
validation cohorts (c-statistic of 0.72 and 0.71, respectively) and identical calibration (slope of
calibration line=1.01). The AKI-D model had even better discrimination (c-statistic=0.89) and
good calibration (slope of calibration line=0.99). They concluded that the NCDR AKI prediction
models can successfully risk-stratify patients undergoing PCI. The potential for this tool to aid
clinicians in counseling patients regarding the risk of PCI, identify patients for preventative
strategies, and support local quality improvement efforts should be prospectively tested.
Hamdy Shams-Eddin Taher (2014)78 conducted a study to assess the incidence and
Assiut university hospitals. It was an observational prospective cohort study. Two hundred
consecutive patients between December 2011 and August 2012 underwent CA and PCI were
enrolled in the study. Blood samples were collected at baseline and 3 days after interventions.
All patients were followed up for 2 weeks for major adverse events. CIN was observed in 23
(11.5%) patients. According to Mehran risk score, 84.5% of our patients had low risk for CIN,
15.5% had moderate risk for CIN, and no one had high risk score. Multivariate logistic
regression analysis of predictors for CIN, showed that the use of high osmolar contrast media
(CM) (Telebrix) was associated with 4 times higher incidence of CIN than the use of low
osmolar CM (Ultravest) (OR = 4.07; 95% CI = 1.1–15.1). None of their patients had clinical
signs or symptoms of acute renal failure, or required haemodialysis at 2 weeks of follow up.
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Rather FA et al. (2015)79 conducted a prospective study over a period of two years from
December 2009 to November 2011 to determine the incidence, etiology, risk factors and
outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) after open heart surgery. A total of 62 patients who
underwent open heart surgery were included in the study. Post-operative AKI was considered
when the post-operative serum creatinine was >1.5 mg/dL or there was doubling of serum
creatinine above the baseline (pre-operative) with a prior normal renal function. The incidence of
AKI in the post- operative period in our study was 17.7%. The common etiological factors for
AKI in our study were sepsis, hypotension, prolonged need for ventilator and inotropic support
and drugs given in the post-operative period. The important risk factors for the development of
AKI in the post-operative period were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, gout, prolonged total
bypass time and prolonged aortic cross–clamp time. The overall mortality in our study subjects
was 11.3% (7 of 62 died) and the mortality in the patients who developed post-operative AKI
was 71.4%.
Taher HSE et al (2015)80 conducted an observational prospective cohort study with the
purpose to assess the incidence and predictors of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) in
consecutive patients between December 2011 and August 2012 who underwent CA and PCI
were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were collected at baseline and 3 days after
interventions. All patients were followed up for 2 weeks for major adverse events. CIN was
observed in 23 (11.5%) patients. According to Mehran risk score, 84.5% of our patients had low
risk for CIN, 15.5% had moderate risk for CIN, and no one had high risk score. Multivariate
logistic regression analysis of predictors for CIN, showed that the use of high osmolar contrast
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media(CM) (Telebrix) was associated with 4 times higher incidence of CIN than the use of low
osmolar CM (Ultravest) (OR = 4.07; 95% CI= 1.1–15.1). None of the patients had clinical signs
or symptoms of acute renal failure, or required haemodialysis at 2 weeks of follow up. They
concluded that although most of their study population was at low risk, the incidence of CIN was
Tertiary hospital of Bangladesh to assess the proportion of CI-AKI with their risk factors over a
period of six months.50 patients were included in the study. 24 had hypertension (HTN) and 14
had diabetes mellitus (DM). Among 14 diabetic patients 7(50.0%) developed CI-AKI, among 24
hypertensive patients 6(25.0%) developed CI-AKI, among 14 patients with baseline serum
creatinine level ≥ 1.2 mg/dl 10(71.4%) developed CI-AKI. Statistical analysis showed base line
serum creatinine ≥ 1.2 mg/dl (p<0.000) and DM (p<0.05) are the important predictor for the
development of CI-AKI. Though CI-AKI was more in the hypertensive, male and age >50 years,
but there was no statistical significance (p>0.05). Diabetic patients and patients with serum
creatinine ≥ 1.2 mg/dl had 2.5 times and 6.4 times higher risk of developing CI-AKI
respectively. They concluded that diabetes and even mild degree of renal insufficiency were
Syndrome as a cause for renal deterioration among Myocardial Infarction patients treated with
Primary Percutaneous Intervention in which they analyzed 1656 consecutive patients admitted
with the diagnosis of STEMI between January 2008 to December 2014, and treated with primary
PCI. AKI occurred in 168(10%) of patients. Patients with AKI were older, of female sex, with
more comorbidities, had longer time of reperfusion, and were more likely to have hemodynamic
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impairment including critical state, congestive heart failure, life threatening arrhythmias, and
worse left ventricular function (p<0.001 for all). They concluded that among STEMI patients,
who underwent primary PCI, AKI should not be assumed to be solely contrast induced
Assarch A et al (2016)83 did a cross-sectional and prospective study and the aim of study
was evaluation of CIN in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with normal renal function
undergoing coronary angiography. This study was conducted on patients with normal renal
function candidate for diagnostic coronary angiography at Imam hospital, Ahvaz, Iran from
October 2010 to February 2011. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect demographics,
clinical and laboratory data. A total of 254 patients (140 males and 114 females with mean age of
56.6 ± 11.9 years) were included in the study. Of them, 60 patients (23.6%) had congestive heart
failure (CHF) and 57 patients (22.4%) had diabetes mellitus (DM). The mean serum creatinine
levels before contrast administration in men and women were 1.05 ± 0.22 and 0.93 ± 0.17 mg/dL
respectively. In overall CIN occurred in 27 patients (10.6%) with no difference between males
and females (P = 0.386) and in patients with or without CHF (P = 0.766). There was a significant
association between CIN and DM (P = 0.001) and mean volume of contrast administration (P =
0.001). They concluded that although CIN is a common problem in patients with diabetic
and also patients without DM who had normal renal function are also at risk of contrast
nephropathy.
acute coronary syndrome patients: A single centre experience. The aim of the study was to
investigate predictors of contrast induced acute kidney injury, in-hospital and long-term
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intervention. They investigated 536 consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome who
underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. Contrast induced acute kidney injury was
classified according to risk, injury, failure, loss of kidney function and end-stage kidney
disease/acute kidney injury network (RIFLE/AKIN) criteria into those with normal kidney
function, risk, RIFLE stage I and those with stage ⩾II. They investigated in-hospital, all-cause
mortality during index hospitalization and long-term all-cause mortality during the follow-up
Global Risk of Acute Coronary Events score. Patients with contrast induced acute kidney injury
had worse baseline clinical characteristics and displayed more co-morbidities than patients with
normal kidney function. In multivariate logistic regression analysis intra-aortic balloon pump
use, congestive heart failure, age >75 years and admission serum creatinine >1.5mg/dl were
independent predictors of contrast induced acute kidney injury development. Contrast induced
acute kidney injury RIFLE stage ⩾II was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality (odds
ratio 33.16, confidence interval 1.426–770.79, p=0.029) and long-term mortality (hazard ratio
4.713, confidence interval 1.53–14.51, p=0.007) even after adjustment for confounders (variables
of Global Risk of Acute Coronary Events score). They concluded that contrast induced acute
CIN and to describe the clinical and periprocedural risk factors for patients receiving contrast
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media. Secondary objective was to compare mortality between group 1 and group 2. In this
retrospective, observational, descriptive cohort study, patients who were admitted to the hospital
for diagnostic and/or therapeutic coronary angiography between January 2014 to September
2015, the serum creatinine and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) prior to angiography and 72
hours later was measured. 70 patients were included, of which 14.2% developed CIN. The
leading risk factors for developing AKI were: age > 65 years (OR 12.6, p = 0.03); the presence
of anemia (OR 7.5,p = 0.006); and procedural time more than 90 minutes (OR 16, p = 0.001).
Higher mortality was observed in the NIC group (30% vs. 1.6%, p = 0.004). They concluded that
the leading associated risk factors were age > 65, anemia and procedural time > 90 minutes and
Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. In this cross-
sectional study involving more than 1.3 million patients who underwent percutaneous coronary
intervention, a large variation in acute kidney injury incidence and contrast use was observed
among physicians who performed the procedures. The objective was to examine the national
variation in AKI incidence and contrast use among US physicians and the variation’s association
with patients’ risk of developing AKI after PCI. This cross-sectional study used the American
identify in-hospital care for PCI in the United States. Participants included 1 349 612 patients
who underwent PCI performed by 5973 physicians in 1338 hospitals between June 1, 2009, and
June 30, 2012. Data analysis was performed from July 1, 2014, to August 31, 2016. The primary
outcome was AKI, defined according to the Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria as an absolute
increase of 0.3 mg/dL or more or a relative increase of 50% or more from preprocedural to peak
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creatinine. A secondary outcome was the mean contrast volume as reported in the NCDR
CathPCI Registry. Of the 1 349 612 patients who underwent PCI, the mean (SD) age was 64.9
(12.2) years, 908 318 (67.3%) were men, and 441 294 (32.7%) were women. Acute kidney
injury occurred in 94 584 patients (7%). A large variation in AKI rates was observed among
individual physicians ranging from 0% to 30% (unadjusted), with a mean adjusted 43% excess
likelihood of AKI (median odds ratio, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.41-1.44) for statistically identical patients
range, 0.21-0.25), was also observed, implying a 23% variation in contrast volume among
physicians after adjustment. There was minimal correlation between contrast use and patients’
AKI risk (r = −0.054). Sensitivity analysis after excluding complex cases showed that the
physician variation in AKI remained unchanged. They concluded that acute kidney injury rates
vary greatly among physicians, who also vary markedly in their use of contrast and do not use
substantially less contrast in patients with higher risk for AKI. These findings suggest an
important opportunity to reduce AKI by reducing the variation in contrast volumes across
induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in North
Indian population The aim of the study was to assess the incidence, clinical predictors and
outcome of Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
in coronary artery disease patients in overburdened north india tertiary care center. In 300
consecutive coronary artery diseased patients treated with coronary angioplasty in our
catheterization laboratory they measured serum creatinine and GFR at baseline and serum
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creatnine at 48 h and at 7th day. CIN was defined as a rise in serum creatinine level more than 0.5
10 factors were significant for development of CIN. In multivariate analysis contrast dose (odds
ratio 1.048,95% CI), number of stents, reduced ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus and use of
ACE inhibitors were significantly associated with CIN. They concluded that in the era of PCI for
CAD patients, CIN is a frequent complication, even in patients with normal renal function, and is
associated with a more complicated in-hospital course. In overburdened Indian hospitals, CIN is
frequently underreported because of day care procedures and early discharge. They found a new
factor for development of CIN. CIN was associated with ≥3 number of stents deployment,
contrast volume more than 250 ml, EF ≤30% and in diabetic patients. There was no effect of iso-
angiogram - single centre experiences to determine the incidence of CI-AKI post PCI in a
cardiac centre of Northern Malaysia. The records of all patients underwent PCI between 1
January 2011 to 31 March 2011 were reviewed. KDIGO AKI definition was used to identify CI-
AKI. Renal function was obtained on admission as baseline and 48 h after the intervention.
Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) were excluded. Data were collected from the
electronic medical record system. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 23.0. A
total of 199 patients underwent PCI during the study period. 11 patients were excluded, 8
because they were already on RRT prior to the PCI and another 3 did not have repeat serum
creatinine. The mean age was 62.1±11.45, 22.3% aged > 70 years and 70.7% were male. 42%
were diabetes and 67% had hypertension. 78.2% of the cohort were Malay, 14.4% Chinese, 5.9%
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Indian and others made up the remaining 7.5%. The mean serum creatinine was 119.11± 56.65
umol/L, (51 – 585 umol/L), 46.8% had chronic kidney disease stage III and above (MDRD
formula). 5.3% experienced cardiogenic shock. Of these 188 patients, 18 patients (9.6%)
developed CI-AKI post PCI. None of the patients required transient haemodialysis support. They
concluded that the overall incidence of CI-AKI in patients who underwent PCI in their centre
was 9.6%.
1061 consecutive patients undergoing emergency PCI during January 2013 and June 2015 were
and divided into CI-AKI and non-CI-AKI group. Univariable and multivariable analyses were
used to identify the risk factors of CI-AKI in emergency PCI patients. The incidence of CI-AKI
in patients undergoing emergency PCI was 22.7% (241/1061). Logistic multivariable analysis
showed that body surface area (BSA) (odds ratio [OR] 0.213, 95% confidence interval [CI]:
0.075–0.607, P = 0.004), history of myocardial infarction (MI) (OR 1.642, P = 0.021), left
ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (OR 0.969, P = 0.015), hemoglobin (Hb) (OR 0.988, P =
0.045), estimated glomerular filtration rate (OR 1.027, P < 0.001), left anterior descending
(LAD) stented (OR 1.464, P = 0.050), aspirin (OR 0.097, P = 0.049), and diuretics use (OR
1.850, P = 0.003) were independent predictors of CI-AKI in patients undergoing emergency PCI.
They concluded that history of MI, low BSA, LVEF and Hb level, LAD stented, and diuretics
use are associated with increased risk of CI-AKI in patients undergoing emergency PCI.
Oren Caspi, MD, PhD (2017)90 aimed to determine the causal association of contrast
material exposure and the incidence of AKI following primary PCI using a control group of
propensity score–matched patients with ST-segment– elevation myocardial infarction who were
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not exposed to contrast material. They studied 2025 patients with ST-segment–elevation
myocardial infarction who underwent primary PCI and 1025 patients receiving fibrinolysis or no
reperfusion who were not exposed to contrast material during the first 72 hours of hospital stay
infarction undergoing primary PCI was mainly related to older age, baseline estimated
glomerular filtration rate, heart failure, and hemodynamic instability. Risk for AKI was similar
among ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction patients with and without contrast material
exposure.
Sandeep Kumar (2017)91 studied the incidence of CIN and its risk factors in patients
undergoing CAG. In this prospective study, they included all patients with normal renal
parameters undergoing CAG with nonionic radiocontrast media. They excluded patients with
known chronic kidney disease, baseline creatinine more than 1.5 mg/dL, significant hypotension,
anemia, and patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing emergency PCI. Serum
creatinine was done at baseline and serially for seven days after the procedure. Appropriate
statistical tests were used to analyze the results and P <0.05 was considered statistically
significant. The study population (n = 500, 348 males and 152 females) had a mean age of 56.6 ±
12.5 years. Twelve patients (2.4%) developed CIN and were equally distributed irrespective of
the age, diabetes, or PCI procedure. CIN was observed to be more common in patients with
hypertension than in those without hypertension (P = 0.0158). The total volume of contrast
administered to CIN group (175 ± 59.3) was not significant as compared to that of non-CIN
(159.1 ± 56) group (P = 0.334). None of the patients in our study required renal replacement
therapy, and there was no mortality. CIN is observed in 2.4% of patients undergoing CAG and
had a self-limiting course. Hypertension is the only observed risk factor, and further large-scale
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studies are necessary to delineate the novel risk factors for CIN in the general population with
patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between 30 and 60 ml/mt underwent
elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over a period of 15 months and were
evaluated for the development of CIN. The patients who developed CIN were then analysed for
the presence of specific risk factors. The patients were categorized into the 4 risk groups based
on the MRS. Among the 100 high risk patients who underwent PCI during the study period, the
incidence of CIN was 29%. On multivariate analysis, the presence of anemia (p = 0.007),
increased contrast volume usage (as defined by >5* B.Wt/S.cr) (p = 0.012) and usage of loop
diuretics (p = 0.033) were independently found to confer a significant risk of CIN. In patients
belonging to the high Mehran risk group (MRS10- 15) and very high risk group (MRS >15) the
risk of CIN was 3 fold (OR: 3.055, 95% CI: 1.18–7.94, p = 0.022) and 24 fold (OR: 24, 95% CI:
2.53–228.28, p = 0.006) higher respectively when compared to intermediate and low risk patients
(MRS <10). The incidence of CIN in high risk patients undergoing PCI is substantially higher in
south indian population compared to similar studies in the west. The MRS risk prediction is
the incidence of CIN in Nepalese populations and compare the outcome to international reprinted
values with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing PCI. All consecutive patients with CAD
undergoing PCI between February 2010 and July 2010 were enrolled in the study. One hundred
fifty-two patients were enrolled in the study during six months period. Twenty (13.20%) patients
developed CIN following PCI. Out of them 70% were diabetics and 30% were non-diabetics.
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Mean age of patients was 58.5 ± 23 years; male:female ratio was 2.7:1. Mean contrast volume
injected was 160.3 ± 78.3 ml. Diabetic patients 21.8% (14/64) had significant CIN compared to
primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. CIN was defined as
an increase in serum creatinine levels ≥0.5 mg/dL or ≥25% from baseline within 72 hours after
impairment of renal function over 2 weeks, and transient renal dysfunction was defined as
recovery of renal function within 2 weeks, after CIN. The overall incidence of CIN was 8.8%
and that of persistent CIN was 3.1%. A receiver-operator characteristic curve showed that the
optimal cutoff value of the contrast volume/baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate ratio for
persistent CIN was 3.45. In multivariable logistic analysis, a contrast volume/baseline estimated
glomerular filtration rate >3.45 was an independent correlate of persistent renal dysfunction. At 3
years, the incidence of death was significantly higher in patients with persistent renal dysfunction
than in those with transient renal dysfunction (P=0.001) and in those without CIN (P<0.001).
Cox regression analysis showed that persistent renal dysfunction (hazard ratio, 4.99; 95% CI,
2.30–10.8; P<0.001) was a significant risk factor for mortality. A similar trend was observed for
the combined end points, which included mortality, hemodialysis, stroke, and acute myocardial
infarction.
282 patients who presented with STEMI and underwent primary PCI at the National Institute of
Cardiovascular Disease, Karachi, Pakistan, from October 2017 to April 2018. The serum
creatinine (mg/dl) levels were obtained at baseline and 48 to 72 hours after the primary PCI
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procedure, and patients with a 25% increase or ≥ 0.5 mg/dl rise in post-procedure creatinine level
(after 48 to 72 hour) were categorized for CIN. Out of a total sample of 282 patients, 68.4%
(193) were males, and the mean age was 56.4 ± 9.1 years. A majority of the patients, 78.7%
(222), were hypertensive and 34% (96) were diabetic. The CIN was observed in 13.1% (37) of
the patients, and increased risk of CIN was found to be associated with the presence of diabetes
mellitus and increased (>200 ml) use of contrast during the procedure, with odds ratios of 2.3
Recruitment and method: This study was done after explaining the study details in a language
understandable to the patient. The patient was provided with information sheet and consent form.
Informed consent was taken from the patients who were willing to get enrolled in the study.
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients (age ≥ 18 years) with diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who
2. Patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD) who were admitted to undergo
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), between March 2019 and March 2020.
levels with presence of atleast one of the following - chest pain, ischemic changes in ECG,
thrombus by angiography.
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Exclusion criteria
1. Pregnancy
4. Cardiogenic shock
Baseline characteristics Demographic data (age, sex), risk factors and indication for
intervention were collected. Cardiac catheterization and PCI was performed in accordance with
established clinical practice using standard diagnostic and guide catheters, wires, balloon
catheters, and stents via the femoral/radial approach. The amount of contrast media administered
Risk stratification for development of CIN was calculated for all patients using the
Mehran risk score. The risk score included hypotension (5 points, if systolic blood pressure <80
mm Hg for at least 1 h requiring inotropic support), use of intra-aortic balloon pump (5 points),
congestive heart failure (5 points, if class III/IV by New York Heart association classification or
history of pulmonary edema), age (4 points, if >75 years), anemia (3 points, if hematocrit <39%
for men and <36% for women), diabetes mellitus (3 points), contrast media volume (1 point per
100 mL), estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR; GFR in mL/min per 1.73 m2 ; 2 points, if
GFR 60–40; 4 points, if GFR 40–20; 6 points, if GFR < 20). A risk score of <5, 6–10, 11–15,
and >16 indicates a risk for CIN of 7.5%, 14%, 26%, and 57%, respectively.
(prior to the procedure), and at 24 hours and 48 hours after the procedure. The changes of serum
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creatinine level were analyzed. The eGFR was calculated according to the Modification of Diet
in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula. CIN was defined as an increase in the serum creatinine level
of more than 0.5 mg/dl or more than 25% from baseline within 48 hours after procedure without
Outcomes
Number of patients who developed CIN post percutaneous coronary intervention (incidence of
Statistical Analysis
Data was entered in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analysed using STATA 15. Continuous
summarized as percentage. Incidence of CIN was reported in percentage along with its 95%
confidence interval. Unadjusted Odds Ratio was reported for each individual risk factor. Chi-
square test for independence was used to test the relationship between two categorical variables.
A multivariate binary logistic regression model was used to assess the independent effect of
potential risk factors on CIN. Adjusted odds ratio was reported along with their 95% confidence
intervals. Two sided p values were reported and a p value <0.05 was considered as statistically
significant.
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Results
Baseline characteristics
In our study, 432 patients who were enrolled for the study underwent percutaneous coronary
intervention and were followed for the development of CIN. 132 patients who underwent optical
coherence tomography (OCT) guided percutaneous coronary intervention were also included in
the study. Mean age of the study population was 57.2 + 10.43 years with around 21 patients (4.9
%) more than 75 years of age. Among the study population, males were 348 (80.6%) and
females 84 (19.4%). Hypertension was present in 257 patients (59.5%), diabetes in 208 patients
(48.1 %), smoking in 208 (48.1 %), anemia in 104 patients (24.1 %), heart failure in 95 patients
(22 %), Mean Mehran risk score of 5.44 + 4.78, Mean eGFR of 88.4 + 30.65 ml/min/1.73 m2
Variable Percentage/Mean
Patients were categorized into four groups based on Mehran risk score (MRS) into low risk
(MRS < 5), intermediate risk (MRS 6-10), high risk (MRS 11-15) and very high risk groups
(%) Mehran et al
The patients were followed for the development of CIN. Majority of the patients (61.3 %)
belonged to the low risk category (MRS < 5). Only 6.3 % patients belonged to very high risk
Among the 432 patients who were followed for development of CIN, only 64 patients (14.8%)
Incidence of CIN
14.80%
85.20%
CINNO CIN
The known risk factors for development of CIN were analysed between the two groups – those
who developed CIN and those who did not. The traditional risk factors like age >75 years, sex,
counterpulsation), heart failure anemia, contrast volume and eGFR were evaluated for the
development of CIN.
In our study of 432 patients, majority of patients i.e 307 (71.1%) were aged between 51-74 years.
103 (23.8%) were in age group of 26-50 years and 21 (4.9%) were in the age group of > 75 years
and only 1 patient (0.2%) was in the age group of < 25 years respectively. Incidence of CIN was
not significantly different across various age groups (p 0.435) (Table 7). Among patients with
age > 75 years, 28.6 % patients developed CIN compared to 14.1 % patients who had age less
than 75 years. However, the difference was not statistically significant. (Figure 3)
Figure 3 : Comparison of age > 75 years with development of CIN (p value 0.074)
Among the males, 13.5 % patients developed CIN compared to 20.2 % females. However, the
Figure 4: Comparison of males and females for development of CIN (p value 0.125)
Among the patients who had hypertension, 15.6 % patients developed CIN compared to 13.7
who didn’t have hypertension. However, the difference was not statistically significant.
(Figure 5)
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Among patients who had diabetes mellitus, 17.3 % patients developed CIN compared to 12.1
patients who didn’t have diabetes mellitus. However, the difference was not statistically
significant. (Figure 6)
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Smokers had a lower incidence (10.6%) for development of CIN compared to non smokers
Figure 7: Comparison of smokers and nonsmokers for development of CIN (p value 0.021)
compared to 12 % patients who did not have it. The difference was statistically significant
(Figure 8)
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value <0.001).
Use of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) was associated with development of CIN in
50 % of patients compared with 14.5 % patients in whom IABP was not used. However, the
Figure 9: No significant association between use of IABP and development of CIN (p value
0.106)
Patients who had congestive heart failure had higher incidence (38.9%) of development of CIN
compared to those who didn’t have it (8 %) and the observed difference was statistically
Figure 10: Congestive heart failure (CHF) was associated with higher risk of CIN (p < 0.001)
Anemic patients had higher incidence of CIN (25%) compared to non anemic patients (11.6 %),
Figure 11: Anemia was significantly associated with development of CIN (p 0.001).
Univariate logistic regression analysis of different risk factors with development of CIN (Table
8)
Table 8: Univariate logistic regression analysis of various risk factors with development of CIN.
% of CIN % ratio
Lower Upper
(OR)
Age > 75 yrs Yes 4.9 28.6 0.074 2.434 0.908 6.530
No 9 14.1
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No 40.5 13.7
No 51.9 12.1
No 51.9 18.8
No 94.4 12
No 99.1 14.5
No 78 8
No 75.9 11.6
CIN contrast induced nephropathy, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, IABP Intra aortic
of CIN was studied after adjusting for the confounding factors. Table 9)
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Table 9: Multivariate logistic regression analysis of categorical variables with the development
of CIN. CHF Congestive heart failure. p value < 0.05 is considered significant.
Lower Higher
When the categorical variables were adjusted for other covariables, it was found out that
hypotension, congestive heart failure and anemia were significantly associated with development
of CIN, however, smoking was not significantly associated with development of CIN (p 0.104).
Among our study population of 432 patients, median eGFR was 96 ml/min/1.73 m 2 (Table 10).
Out of these, 64 patients who developed CIN, median eGFR was 58 ml/min/1.73 m 2 and among
the 368 patients who didn’t develop CIN had a median eGFR of 98 ml/min/1.73 m 2and the
difference between two groups was found to be statistically significant. (p < 0.001). (Table 11)
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Variable eGFR
Median 96
Minimum 16
Maximum 143
Percentiles 25 63
75 110
Table 11: Comparison of eGFR between the CIN group and non CIN group. The difference was
No CIN CIN
No of patients 368 64
eGFR 98 58
Minimum 16 17
Percentiles 25 72 37.25
75 110 98
Figure 12: Graphical representation of eGFR between CIN and non CIN groups (p < 0.001)
Among the 432 patients, who were enrolled in the study, the median use of contrast volume was
100 ml. (Table 12) Out of these who developed CIN, median use of contrast volume was 120 ml,
whereas those who didn’t develop CIN, median use of contrast volume was 100 ml, however, the
difference was not statistically significant (p 0.155). (Table 13) (Figure 13)
Minimum (ml) 50
Percentiles 25 100
75 140
Table 13: Comparison of usage of contrast volume between CIN and non CIN groups. The
Minimum (ml) 50 60
75 140 150
Figure 13: Graphical representation of contrast volume use between CIN and non CIN groups. (p
0.155)
Incidence of CIN among various subgroups based on Mehran risk score (MRS) (Table 14)
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No Yes
% within MRS
93.6% 6.4% 100.0%
subgroup
6-10 N 87 16 103
% within MRS
84.5% 15.5% 100.0%
subgroup
11-15 N 27 10 37
% within MRS
73.0% 27.0% 100.0%
subgroup
>16 N 6 21 27
% within MRS
22.2% 77.8% 100.0%
subgroup
% of total
85.2% 14.8% 100.0%
patients
MRS Mehran risk score, CIN contrast induced nephropathy, N Number of patients
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Figure 14: Comparison of incidence of CIN across MRS subgroups. Higher MRS subgroups
Patients were categorized into four MRS subgroups based on Mehran Risk Score (MRS) as low
(< 5), intermediate (6-10), high (11-15), very high risk (> 16) and the incidence of CIN in each
subgroup was 6.4%, 15.5%, 27 % and 77.8 % respectively. Higher Mehran risk score was
associated with increased incidence of CIN, and the observation was statistically significant. (p
<0.001). Patients belonging to the low MRS risk subgroup had lowest incidence of CIN and
those belonging to very high risk group had the highest incidence of CIN respectively. (Table 14
, Figure 14).
The incidence of CIN was 2.7 fold higher (OR : 2.68, 95% CI : 1.299-5.540, p = 0.008), 5.4 fold
higher (OR : 5.403, 95% CI : 2.249-12.978, p <0.001) and 51 fold higher (OR : 51.059, 95% CI :
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18.195-143.278, p <0.001) in the intermediate (MRS 6-10), high (MRS 11-15) and very high
risk groups (MRS > 16) when compared to the low risk group (MRS < 5). (Table 15)
Table 15: Tabulated form of higher likelihood of CIN in intermediate, high and very high risk
groups as compared to the low risk group (MRS < 5) (reference group)
(OR)
Lower Higher
Very high risk ( > 16) < 0.001 51.059 18.195 143.278
RENAL REPLACEMENT
In our study of 432 patients, out of 64 patient who developed CIN, dialysis was required
Discussion
The present prospective observational study titled ―Predicting contrast induced nephropathy
conducted on 432 patients who were admitted with chronic stable angina and acute coronary
syndrome (unstable angina, NSTEMI and STEMI) for percutaneous coronary intervention in the
In our study of 432 patients, who were followed for development of contrast induced
nephropathy (CIN), 64(14.8%) patients developed CIN whereas 368 (85.2 %) patients didn’t
develop CIN. Mehran et al (2004)43 in their study found an incidence of 13.1 % of contrast
their study of Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary
Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 111 patients found AKI developed
11.7% of the study patient. Fei He et al (2012)66 in their retrospective case control study of risk
factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury after intracoronary stent implantation in 325 patients
observed that 51(15.7%) patients developed AKI. Nough H et al (2013)69 in their study of
Taher et al (2015)78 in their prospective cohort study of predicting contrast induced nephropathy
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post coronary intervention reported CIN was observed in 23 (11.5%) patients out of total of 200
patients. Taher HSE et al (2015)80 conducted an observational prospective cohort study with the
purpose to assess the incidence and predictors of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) in
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and found CIN incidence of 11.5 %. Shacham Y et
al. (2015)82 in their study of Myocardial Infarction patients treated with Primary Percutaneous
Intervention in 1656 patients found that AKI occurred in 168(10%) of patients. Ahmadreza
among patients with normal renal function undergoing coronary angiography in 254 patients
reported CIN occurred in 27 patients (10.6%). Pérez-Topete SE et al (2016)85 did their study of
Incidence of contrast induced acute kidney injury in 300 patients undergoing percutaneous
coronary intervention in North Indian population and reported that CIN developed in 32 patients
study the incidence of CIN in Nepalese populations and found CIN incidence of 13.2 %. Dileep
mentioned authors.
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AGE DISTRIBUTION
In our study of 432 patients, majority of patients i.e 307 (71.1%) were aged between 50-
75 years. 103 (23.8%) were in age group of 25-50 years and 21 (4.9%) were in the age group of
> 75 years and only 1 patient (0.2%) was in the age group of <25 years respectively. The mean
age of presentation was 57.2 + 10.43 years. Fei He et al (2012)66 in their retrospective case
control study of risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury after intracoronary stent
implantation in 325 patients observed that the age of participants ranged from 40 to 91 years
(mean age 65.57±10.66). Waqar Kashif et al (2013)73 in their study of 116 patients found that
mean age was 64.0 ± 11.5 years. Hamdy Shams-Eddin Taher et al (2015)78 in their prospective
cohort study of predicting contrast induced nephropathy post coronary intervention reported
mean age of 55.5±8.8 years in total of 200 patients. Ahmadreza Assareh et al (2016)83 in cross-
sectional and prospective study of 254 patients observed mean age of 56.6 ± 11.9 years. Sandeep
Kumar (2017)91 studied the incidence of CIN in post PCI patients and the mean age of the study
group was 56.6 ± 12.5 years. Amrendra Mandal et al (2018)93 conducted an observational
prospective study to study the incidence of CIN in Nepalese populations who underwent PCI,
and the mean age of study group was 58.5 ± 23 years. Dileep Kumar et al (2020)95 conducted
an observational study in which they included 282 patients who presented with STEMI and
underwent primary PCI, mean age of the group was 56.4 ± 9.1 years.
In our study of 432 patients, none of the patients < 25 years, 11 patients (10.7 %) in age group of
26-50 years, 49 patients (16 %) in age group 51-75, and 4 patients (19 %) in age group of more
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than 75 years developed CIN. Though there was an increase in the incidence of CIN with
increasing age, however, the difference was not statistically significant. ((p 0.435). Dutta PK,
Bangladesh to assess the proportion of CI-AKI in post PCI patients and found that incidence of
CIN was more in age >50 years but the observation was not statistically significant (p >0.05).
Sandeep Kumar (2017)91 studied the incidence of CIN and its risk factors in patients
undergoing CAG and found that incidence of CIN was not different across various age groups.
The result of our study concerning the age involved are quite consistent with the results
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
In our study of 432 patients, 348 patients (80.6%) were males and 84 (19.4%) patients
were females. Waqar Kashif et al (2013)73 in their study found that 84 (72%) patients were
males and 32 (28%) were females. Suma M Victor et al (2014)74 in their study found that
83.6% patients were males and 16.4 % were females. Sanjib Kumar Sharma et al (2014) 76 in
their study of Incidence and Predictors of Contrast Induced Nephropathy after Coronary
reported that 222 (67.2%) were male and 108 (32.7%) were female patients. Pradip Kumar
Dutta et al (2015)81 in their cross sectional observational study of risk factors of contrast
induced acute kidney injury -a single centre study in a Tertiary hospital of Bangladesh in 50
patients found that 34 (68%) were male patients and 16 (32%) were females.
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In our study of 432 patients, 47 (13.5 %) male patients developed CIN whereas 301 (86.5
%) male patients didn’t develop CIN. In female patients, 17 (20.2 %) had CIN and 67 (79.8 %)
didn’t develop CIN (p 0.125). Thus, there was no relation of gender to development of CIN. Fei
He et al (2012)66 in their retrospective case control study in 325 patients found that 37 male
patients had AKI whereas 190 male patients had no AKI. In female patients, 14 had AKI and 84
had no AKI. They also observed insignificant relationship between incidence of AKI and gender
with p>0.05. Insignificant association was also reported by Charanjit S. Rihal et al (2002)45,
The observations concerning the sex ratio of our study patients are consistent to those
SMOKING
In our study of 432 patients, 208 patients (48.1 %) were smokers and 224 patients (51.9 %) were
non smokers. In univariate logistic regression analysis, smoking was found to be significant
predictor of CIN (p 0.021). However, in multivariate logistic regression analysis, after adjusting
for covariables, smoking was not a significant predictor of CIN (0.104). Yeong Cho (MD) et
al96 in his study on the effect of contrast-induced nephropathy on cardiac outcomes after use of
nonionic isosmolar contrast media during coronary procedure found smoking was present in
36.5% of patients in CIN group and 33.5 % patients in non CIN group, and the difference was
The observation made in our study was same as that observed by the above mentioned author.
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HYPERTENSION
In our study of 432 patients, hypertension was present in 257 patients (59.5%). CIN was
group ( p 0.679). Fei He et al (2012)66 in their retrospective case control study in 325 patients
observed that AKI developed in 78.4% of hypertensive patients and in 75.9% of normotensive
patients with P value of >0.05. Kashif W et al. (2013)73 conducted a descriptive study to
evaluate the frequency and risk factors associated with clinically significant contrast-induced
hypertension was not a significant predictor of CIN. (p 0.76) Pradip Kumar Dutta et al
(2015)81 in their study in 50 patients found that the CI-AKI was more in hypertensive patients
but it was not significant with P value of 0.860. Hamdy Shams-Eddin Taher et al (2015)78 in
their prospective cohort study of predicting contrast induced nephropathy post coronary
intervention reported that out of 71 hypertensive patients 9(38%) developed CIN and in 62
In our study, hypertension was not associated with development of CIN as the p
value was insignificant (p 0.679) and our observation was in accordance with the
DIABETES MELLITUS
In our study of 432 patients, diabetes was present in 208 patients (48.1%). Among the diabetic
patients, incidence of CIN was 17.3 % as compared to 12.1 % in the non diabetic group,
however, the difference was not statistically significant (p 0.177). Kashif W et al. (2013)73
conducted a descriptive study to evaluate the frequency and risk factors associated with clinically
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angiography and found diabetes was not a significant predictor of CIN. Some authors have
suggested that diabetes alone may be an independent risk factor for the development of contrast-
induced nephropathy. More recent research has failed to corroborate this connection. Parfrey et
al47 in a prospective trial of patients with diabetes, showed that none of 85 patients with diabetes
and normal renal function developed clinically significant renal impairment (defined as an
The observations made by the above mentioned authors are comparable to our
observations.
HEART FAILURE
In our study of 432 patients, heart failure was present in 95 patients (22%). Among the
patients who had congestive heart failure, 38.9 % developed CIN compared to 8% patients who
Acute Renal Failure After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention found that history of congestive
heart failure significantly correlated with development of AKI in patients with P value of
Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention observed that congestive heart failure
is an important non modifiable patient related risk factor. Tehrani et al (2013)72 in their study of
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury following PCI concluded that patients with congestive
cardiac failure are at risk of developing CI-AKI. Thomas T. Tsai et al (2014)77 developed risk
models for predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) and AKI requiring dialysis (AKI-D) after
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percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to support quality assessment and the use of
preventative strategies. In this study, they found that AKI was seen in 77072(11.6%) of patients
with congestive cardiac failure with P value of <0.001. Oren Caspi, MD, PhD (2017)90 aimed to
determine the causal association of contrast material exposure and the incidence of AKI
following primary percutaneous coronary intervention and found congestive heart failure as a
Thus, in our study congestive heart failure was associated with risk of contrast
induced nephropathy and our observation was in accordance with the observations
HYPOTENSION
In our study of 432 patients, 29 (42.6%) patients with hypotension, developed AKI and
39 (57.4%) patients with hypotension had no AKI. AKI was seen in 23 (5.3%) patients without
hypotension and in 409 (94.7%) patients without hypotension, no AKI was seen with P value
<0.001. Fei He et al (2012)66 in their retrospective case control study in 325 patients observed
that intraoperative and postoperative hypotension were independent risk factors of AKI (P value
<0.05). Suma M. Victor et al (2014)74 in their prospective single center study of risk scoring
The observations made by the above mentioned authors are comparable to our
observations.
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ANEMIA
In our study, anemic patients had higher incidence of CIN (25%) compared to non anemic
patients (11.6 %), and the difference was statistically significant. (p 0.001). Narula A et al
(2014)75 conducted a study on contrast-induced acute kidney injury after primary percutaneous
coronary intervention found that anemia was a significant predictor of CIN. Sharma SK et al
(2014)76 undertook an observational descriptive study to find the incidence of contrast induced
nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary angiography and angioplasty and found that anemic
patients were at high risk of contrast induced nephropathy. Pérez-Topete SE et al (2016)85 did
intervention and found that the presence of anemia had a higher incidence of CIN (OR 7.5,p =
0.006). Sanjai Pattu Valappil et al (2018)92 conducted a prospective observational study where
patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between 30 and 60 ml/mt underwent
elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and were evaluated for the development of
CIN found that on multivariate analysis, the presence of anemia (p = 0.007) was independent
predictor of CIN.
PREDICTED eGFR
eGFR was calculated based on MDRD formula. Serum creatinine is not an ideal predictor of
renal function. But still it is the most commonly used marker for assessment of renal function. In
our study of 432 patients, 64 (14.8%) CIN patients, median eGFR was 58 ml/min/1.73 m 2 and
amongst the 368 (85.2 %) patients who didn’t develop CIN, median eGFR was 98 ml/min/1.73
m2, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Lower eGFR was associated with
increased risk of CIN compared to patients who had higher eGFR. Fei He et al (2012)66 in
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their retrospective case control study of risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury after
intracoronary stent implantation in 325 patients found that pre-operative lower estimated
glomerular filtration rate had a significant risk of development of CIN (OR=6.677, 95%
Tehrani S et al. (2013)72 in their article to review the definition, pathogenesis and management
of CI-AKI found that preexisting renal impairment was significantly associated with
development of CIN. Kashif W et al. (2013)73 conducted a descriptive study to evaluate the
frequency and risk factors associated with clinically significant contrast-induced nephropathy
low GFR (p = 0.001) was found to be independent factor associated with CIN. Sharma SK et al
(2014)76 undertook an observational descriptive study to find the incidence of contrast induced
nephropathy and to identify risk factors for the development of contrast induced nephropathy in
patients undergoing coronary angiography and angioplasty found that baseline e-GFR was
independent predictor for Contrast induced nephropathy. Oren Caspi, MD, PhD (2017)90 aimed
to determine the causal association of contrast material exposure and the incidence of AKI
following primary PCI, an estimated lower eGFR was significantly associated with development
of CIN.
As the P value calculated in our study was <0.001 which is significant so our
observation that lower eGFR was associated with development of CIN and was in
VOLUME OF CONTRAST
In our study of 432 patients, those who developed CIN, median use of contrast volume
was 120 ml, whereas those who didn’t develop CIN, median use of contrast volume was 100 ml,
however, the difference was not statistically significant (p 0.155). Sharma SK et al (2014)76
nephropathy and to identify risk factors for the development of contrast induced nephropathy in
patients undergoing coronary angiography and angioplasty and found that the amount of the
contrast agent administered was similar for both groups of patients (138.20±91.34ml vs.
175.56±118.86ml; p =0.254) and no correlation was found between the amount of contrast agent
administered and development of CIN. Sandeep Kumar (2017)91 studied the incidence of CIN
and its risk factors in patients undergoing CAG and found that the total volume of contrast
administered to CIN group (175 ± 59.3) was not significant as compared to that of non-CIN
The observations concerning the volume of contrast in our study are consistent to
IABP
In our study of 432 patients, IABP was used in 2 patients who developed CIN and 2 patients who
didn’t develop CIN, however, the observed difference was not statistically significant. (p 0.106).
As the sample volume was very limited in both the groups, it may not be appropriate to
RENAL REPLACEMENT
In our study of 432 patients, out of 64 patient who developed CIN, dialysis was required
only in 2 (3.1 %) patients with p value of 0.022. Charanjit S. Rihal et al (2002)45 in their study
regarding Incidence and Prognostic Importance of Acute Renal Failure After Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention in 7586 patients found that 20(7.8%) patients out of 254 patients with
Renal requirement was required in less number of CIN patients in our study as
compared to above mentioned author. This can be attributed to large sample size in the
In our study, it was seen that with increasing MRS the observed risk of CIN was exponentially
higher. The incidence of CIN was 2.7 fold higher (OR : 2.68, 95% CI : 1.299-5.540, p = 0.008)
in the intermediate group (MRS 6-10), 5.4 fold higher (OR : 5.403, 95% CI : 2.249-12.978, p
<0.001) in the high risk group (MRS 11-15) and 51 fold higher (OR : 51.059, 95% CI : 18.195-
143.278, p <0.001) in the very high risk groups (MRS > 16) when compared to the low risk
Our study and Mehran study were compared for the incidence of CIN across various MRS
subgroups, and it was found that the incidence of CIN across low, intermediate and high risk
groups were comparable between our study and Mehran study, however, the incidence of CIN
among very high risk group patients was substantially higher than the Mehran study.
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Table 16: Comparison of observed risk of CIN in our study versus expected risk of CIN based on
Mehran risk score was formulated and validated in the western population, but its applicability in
the Indian population holds true as well. The incidence of CIN in the very high risk group (MRS
> 16) was substantially higher in our study (77.8 %) as compared to same group in Mehran study
(57.3 %). Our observation was further validated by Sanjai Pattu Valappil et al92 who
conducted a study on the predictors of contrast induced nephropathy and the applicability of the
Mehran risk score in high risk patients undergoing coronary angioplasty—A study from a
tertiary care center in South India and found that the Mehran risk score prediction for CIN is
pertinent even in Indian population, however, the risk of CIN in high risk Mehran groups is
substantially higher in the Indian population than in the western population. The incidence of
CIN in the very high risk group (MRS > 16) was 83.3 % in their study which was comparable to
our study (77.8 %) but significantly higher than the Mehran study (57.3%).
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Summary
The present prospective study titled “Predicting contrast induced nephropathy in post
conducted on 432 patients who were admitted with chronic stable angina and acute coronary
syndrome (unstable angina, NSTEMI and STEMI) for percutaneous coronary intervention
Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India for a period of one year. In our study of 432 patients,
Majority of patients, 307 (71.1%) were aged between 50-75 years. 103 (23.8%) were in
age group of 25-50 years and 21 (4.9%) were in the age group of > 75 years and only 1
patient (0.2%) was in the age group of <25 years respectively. The mean age of
presentation was 57.2 + 10.43 years. Contrast induced nephropathy didn’t differ between
348 patients (80.6%) were males and 84 (19.4%) patients were females. There was no
208 patients (48.1 %) were smokers and 224 patients (51.9 %) were non smokers.
In our study of 432 patients, hypertension was present in 257 patients (59.5%). CIN was
Diabetes was present in 208 patients (48.1%). Among the diabetic patients, incidence of
CIN was 17.3 % as compared to 12.1 % in the non diabetic group, however, the
Heart failure was present in 95 patients (22%). Among the patients who had
congestive heart failure, 38.9 % developed CIN compared to 8% patients who did not
29 (42.6%) patients with hypotension, developed AKI and 39 (57.4%) patients with
hypotension had no AKI. AKI was seen in 23 (5.3%) patients without hypotension and in
409 (94.7%) patients without hypotension, no AKI was seen with P value <0.001.
Anemic patients had higher incidence of CIN (25%) compared to non anemic patients
64 (14.8%) CIN patients, median eGFR was 58 ml/min/1.73 m 2 and amongst the 368
(85.2 %) patients who didn’t develop CIN, median eGFR was 98 ml/min/1.73 m 2, and the
difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Lower eGFR was associated with
In our study of 432 patients, those who developed CIN, median use of contrast volume
was 120 ml, whereas those who didn’t develop CIN, median use of contrast volume was
100 ml, however, the difference was not statistically significant (p 0.155).
In our study of 432 patients, IABP was used in 2 patients who developed CIN and 2
patients who didn’t develop CIN, however, the observed difference was not statistically
significant. (p 0.106). As the sample volume was very limited in both the groups, it may
not be appropriate to conclude the association of IABP with the development of CIN.
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Out of 64 patient who developed CIN, dialysis was required only in 2 (3.1 %) patients
In our study, it was seen that with increasing Mehran risk score (MRS) the observed risk
of CIN was exponentially higher. The incidence of CIN was 2.7 fold higher (OR : 2.68,
95% CI : 1.299-5.540, p = 0.008) in the intermediate group (MRS 6-10), 5.4 fold higher
(OR : 5.403, 95% CI : 2.249-12.978, p <0.001) in the high risk group (MRS 11-15) and
51 fold higher (OR : 51.059, 95% CI : 18.195-143.278, p <0.001) in the very high risk
groups (MRS > 16) when compared to the low risk group (MRS < 5) respectively.
The incidence of CIN in the very high risk group (MRS > 16) was substantially higher in
our study (77.8 %) as compared to same group in Mehran study (57.3 %).
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This was a single center study which was conducted to analyze the incidence and
Other parameters for evaluation of post PCI renal dysfunction like Neutrophil galectin
associated lipocalyn {NGAL}, Cystatin C and Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) were
Conclusion
In our study of 432 patients,
Predictability of Mehran risk score for contrast induced nephropathy is pertinent even in
Indian population.
Very high risk groups (MRS > 16) have a substantially higher incidence of contrast
difference may be because of the less sample size in very high risk group in our study
Periprocedural hypotension, anemia, congestive heart failure and baseline eGFR were
therapy.
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Study title: Predicting contrast induced nephropathy in post percutaneous coronary intervention
patients – A prospective observational cohort study.
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