Relation of red cell distribution width to contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Akin, Fatih; Celik, Omer; ALTUN, İBRAHİM; Ayca, Burak; Ozturk, Derya; Satilmis, Seckin; Ayaz, Ahmet; Tasbulak, Omer

doi:10.1097/mca.0000000000000223

Relation of red cell distribution width to contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention

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Akin F., Celik O., ALTUN İ., Ayca B., Ozturk D., Satilmis S., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.26, no.4, pp.289-295, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000223
Title of Journal : CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Page Numbers: pp.289-295

Abstract

Background and aim We investigated the utility of the preprocedural red cell distribution width (RDW) for predicting contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent a primary percutaneous coronary intervention.