Relation of Baseline Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Levels and Contrast-Induced Nephropathy following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.
Lior LupuHytham AbukatashAriel BanaiKeren-Lee RozenfeldDana LewitIlan MerdlerItamar LoewensteinGil BornsteinShmuel BanaiYacov ShachamPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
Baseline serum NGAL levels in CKD patients may identify a high-risk population for CI-AKI following PCI. Further studies on larger populations are required to validate the potential utility of NGAL measurements in monitoring specific CKD-associated conditions.
Keyphrases
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute coronary syndrome
- acute myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- prognostic factors
- acute kidney injury
- magnetic resonance
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery bypass
- genetic diversity