Impact of gender on the incidence and outcome of contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Iakovou I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Ashby DT, Fahy M, Mintz GS, Kent KM, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Stone GW, Leon MB. Impact of gender on the incidence and outcome of contrast-induced nephropathy after percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2003, 15: 18-22. PMID: 12499523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContrast-induced nephropathyChronic renal failureOne-year mortalityIndependent predictorsPercutaneous interventionDiabetes mellitusClinical outcomesFemale genderMultivariate analysisOne-year clinical eventsNYHA IV classSevere heart failurePercutaneous coronary interventionImpact of genderCoronary interventionRenal failureHeart failureMale patientsCIN developmentClinical eventsPatientsMortalityMellitusNephropathySignificant gender differences