High Plasma Exposure of Statins Associated With Increased Risk of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Chinese Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Liyun Cai (Author), Xue Bai (Author), Heping Lei (Author), Hong Wu (Author), Yong Liu (Author), Qian Zhu (Author), Shanshan Zhang (Author), Yibin Liu (Author), Qiuxiong Lin (Author), Jiyan Chen (Author), Bin Zhang (Author), Guodong He (Author), Qingshan Geng (Author), Min Huang (Author), Shilong Zhong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The role of statins in reducing the incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) remains controversial. We sought to evaluate the association between CI-AKI and high plasma exposure of statins in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing coronary angiography (CAG). This associa...