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Cardiol Ther (2018) 7:101–106 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40119-018-0112-3 STUDY PROTOCOL The Effect of Spironolactone on the Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization: Study Design and Rationale . . . Alhasan Mujtaba Mohammed A. Taher Mazin A. Hazza . . . Hassan M. Al-Rubaye Asaad H. Kata Hamid AbdulWahab AbdulAmeer AbdulBari Hayder K. AlRubay Received: April 11, 2018 / Published online: May 21, 2018 The Author(s) 2018 center will be allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive ABSTRACT either spironolactone 200 mg single dose or placebo in addition to their usual Introduction: Patients undergoing coronary premedication. catheterization are at high risk of developing Planned Outcomes: Primary end point will be contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) acute kid- CIN defined as more than 25% or 0.3 mg/dl ney injury (AKI). Several approaches have been elevation in serum creatinine (S.Cr.) from supposed to limit such an effect but with mixed baseline during the first 2–3 days after the pro- results or non-practical methods. Spironolac- cedure. We hope to identify or answer an tone is supposed to be effective as a nephro- important question regarding CIN in such high- protective agent in animal studies. This study risk patients. will try to measure the effect of
Cardiology and Therapy – Springer Journals
Published: May 21, 2018
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