%0 Journal Article
%T Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Is Less Common in Patients with Good Coronary Collateral Circulation
%A Eyup Avci
%A Hasan Kadi
%A Tarik Yildirim
%J Archive of "Cardiorenal Medicine".
%D 2017
%R 10.1159/000479013
%X Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a typically reversible type of acute renal failure that develops after exposure to contrast agents; underlying endothelial dysfunction is thought to be an important risk factor for CIN. Although the mechanism of coronary collateral circulation (CCC) is not fully understood, a pivotal role of the endothelium has been reported in many studies. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between CCC and CIN
%K Acute kidney injury
%K Contrast media
%K Coronary circulation
%K Creatinine
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5662979/