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- Title
Urinary IL-18 and NGAL as early predictive biomarkers in contrast-induced nephropathy after coronary angiography.
- Authors
Ling, Wang; Zhaohui, Ni; Ben, He; Leyi, Gu; Jianping, Liu; Huili, Dai; Jiaqi, Qian
- Abstract
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is at present the third leading cause of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI). Traditionally, it is diagnosed by measuring the increase of the serum creatinine concentration. However, in patients with acute changes in their glomerular filtration rate, serum creatinine is an insensitive marker. This clinical study was designed to investigate whether human urinary interleukin-18 (IL-18) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) are early predictive markers for AKI after coronary angiography and their correlation with later cardiac events.
- Publication
Nephron. Clinical practice, 2008, Vol 108, Issue 3, pc176
- ISSN
1660-2110
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000117814