Ischemic Postconditioning Before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Reduces Contrast-induced Nephropathy and Improves Long-term Prognosis

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is one of the major adverse outcomes affecting the prognosis of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Ischemic postconditioning prior to PCI (pre-PCI) in patients with STEMI is hypothesized to be protective against CIN after PCI.

Source: Archives of Medical Research - July 31, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Yun-yun Wang, Tong Li, Ying-wu Liu, Yu Wang, Xiao-min Hu, Wen-qing Gao, Peng Wu, Xin Li, Wen-jin Peng, Wei Gao, Guang-dong Yu, Bo-jiang Liu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research