2023
Characteristics and outcomes of elderly patients undergoing protected percutaneous coronary intervention with impella mechanical circulatory support
Jakob P, Falah B, Abu-Much A, Lansky A, Basir M, Schonning M, Zhou Z, Batchelor W, Grines C, O'neill W, Stahli B. Characteristics and outcomes of elderly patients undergoing protected percutaneous coronary intervention with impella mechanical circulatory support. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: ehad655.2209. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.2209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportYears of ageCirculatory supportMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionElderly patientsClinical outcomesStroke/transient ischemic attackMain percutaneous coronary interventionMultivariable Cox regression modelsSevere valvular heart diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionLower body mass indexBaseline SYNTAX scoreTransient ischemic attackHigh-risk patientsGlomerular filtration ratePrior myocardial infarctionVentricular ejection fractionValvular heart diseaseBody mass indexCox regression modelRisk of mortality
2005
Low hematocrit predicts contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary interventions
Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Lasic Z, Mintz GS, Lansky AJ, Na Y, Pocock S, Negoita M, Moussa I, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Dangas G. Low hematocrit predicts contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary interventions. Kidney International 2005, 67: 706-713. PMID: 15673320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.67131.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContrast-induced nephropathyPercutaneous coronary interventionBaseline hematocritCoronary interventionLow hematocritLower baseline hematocritChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateImportant risk factorBaseline eGFRHematocrit dropLower eGFRConsecutive patientsIndependent predictorsKidney diseaseFiltration rateLowest quintileRisk factorsNephropathyPatientsHematocrit changesMultivariate analysisSignificant associationHematocrit valuesHematocrit