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Effects of body habitus on contrast-induced acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Toshiki KunoYohei NumasawaMitsuaki SawanoToshiomi KatsukiMasaki KodairaIkuko UedaMasahiro SuzukiShigetaka NomaKoji NegishiShiro IshikawaHiroaki MiyataKeiichi FukudaShun Kohsaka
Published in: PloS one (2018)
A V/CrCl ratio > 3 was strongly associated with the occurrence of CI-AKI. Importantly, we also identified a tendency for physicians to use higher V/CrCl ratios in lean patients. Thus, recognizing this trend may provide a therapeutic target for reducing the incidence of CI-AKI.
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