Renal failure after percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with high mortality

Ritesh Gupta, Hitinder S. Gurm, Deepak L. Bhatt, Derek P. Chew, Stephen G. Ellis

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Abstract

Renal failure is a marker of poor outcome in the general population. Renal failure after percutaneous coronary artery intervention (PCI) is associated with an increased hazard of in-hospital mortality. We hypothesized that post-PCI renal insufficiency would be a predictor of long-term mortality in patients undergoing PCI who survive for over 30 days after the procedure. A retrospective analysis was conducted from a registry of 9,067 patients undergoing PCI at our center from 1997 to 2001. A rise in creatinine by 1 mg/dl from baseline was defined as post-PCI renal insufficiency. Vital status was assessed using Social Security Death Index. There were a total of 996 deaths over a mean follow-up period of 3.2 years. In a multivariate analysis, history of recent acute myocardial infarction, older age, insulin-dependent diabetes, baseline creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dl, and presence of mitral regurgitation were associated with post-PCI renal insufficiency. Developing post-PCI renal insufficiency was associated with a 4.31-fold hazard of mortality in univariate analysis and a 1.77-fold hazard after adjustment for known predictors of mortality after PCI. The 1-year survival in patients with renal failure was 70.3% ± 3.91%, compared to a survival of 93.6% ± 0.27% in those without any post-PCI renal insufficiency (P < 0.0001). Acute renal insufficiency after PCI is a strong and independent predictor of long-term mortality in patients who survived for 30 days after the procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)442-448
Number of pages7
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume64
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished or Issued - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute renal failure
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Renal insufficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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