Pre-Interventional Kynurenine Predicts Medium-Term Outcome after Contrast Media Exposure Due to Coronary Angiography

• Main Authors: Christoph Reichetzeder (Author), Fabian Heunisch (Author), Gina von Einem (Author), Oleg Tsuprykov (Author), Karl-Heinz Kellner (Author), Thomas Dschietzig (Author), Axel Kretschmer (Author), Berthold Hocher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) remains a serious complication of contrast media enhanced procedures like coronary angiography. There is still a lack of established biomarkers that help to identify patients at high risk for short and long-term complications. The aim of...