Baseline atrial fibrillation is associated with contrast-induced nephropathy after cardiac catheterization in coronary artery disease: Systemic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, independently associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Recent studies suggest that AF is potentially associated with contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing catheterization. However, the association was not conclusive. Thus, we assessed the association between AF in patients with CAD and CIN by a systematic review of the literature and a meta-analysis.

Hypothesis

AF is a predictor of CIN in patients with CAD.

Methods

We comprehensively searched the databases of MEDLINE and EMBASE from inception to April 2018. Included studies were published observational studies that compared the risk of CIN among CAD patients with AF vs those without AF.

SUBMITTER: Prasitlumkum N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489884 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature