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Comparison of the Frequency of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Renal Transplant Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) are established modalities of coronary revascularization. Choosing between the two requires taking into consideration not only disease severity, patient characteristics, and expected outcomes but also adverse effects. One such adverse effect is acute kidney injury (AKI), especially when considering coronary revascularization in patients with renal transplant (RT). …

Authors

Taduru SS; Ramakrishnan M; Mustafa RA; Baweja PS

Journal

The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 120, No. 7, pp. 1104–1109

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.047

ISSN

0002-9149