Impact of acute kidney injury in elderly ( ≥80 years) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

ConclusionsAKI occurs in a third of elderly ( ≥80 years) patients undergoing PCI and is associated with increased mortality. These findings underline the unmet clinical need to identify novel strategies for the prevention of AKI in this high‐risk patient subset.

Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - December 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: David M. Leistner, Charlotte M ünch, Julia Steiner, Aslihan Erbay, Matthias Riedel, Cathérine Gebhard, Alexander Lauten, Ulf Landmesser, Barbara E. Stähli Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research