The renal angina index (RAI) is a validated scoring tool for predicting acute kidney injury (AKI). We investigated the efficacy of the RAI in 2436 heterogeneous patients (mean age, 70 years) treated in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs). The RAI...
Contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) is a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Because proteinuria is a sentinel marker of renal dysfunction, we assessed its role in predicting CA-AKI in patients undergoing PCI. A ...
Serum troponin T levels using a highly sensitive assay (hsTnT) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not on dialysis have not been examined. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the association of hsTnT with cardiac ...
Previous studies have shown highly effective lowering of blood pressure with thiazide diuretics in combination with angiotensin receptor blockers. However, thiazide diuretics may cause the development of diabetes and abnormal lipid metabolism. Lit...
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Impact of Mild   Increase in   Serum Creatinine Levels in Patients   Undergoing Emergency Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS   
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