Nephrology

Interventional Cardiology

Questions discussed in this category

Would you recommend delaying left heart catheterization until development of ESKD in a patient with CKD Stage 5 and stable coronary artery disease given concern for contrast-induced nephropathy?

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How would you approach the timing of hemodialysis for an ESKD patient with no urgent indications who has NSTEMI with a troponin level of 10 ng/dl, has not had dialysis in 2 days, and is planned for left heart catheterization the next day?

1 Answer available

Do you recommend avoiding radial artery access for cardiac catheterization to preserve potential future dialysis access sites in patients with advanced CKD?

7 Answers available

Would you recommend normal saline for pre- and post-LHC hydration in patients with CKD stage III to IV with reduced LV systolic function, and if so, what is a reasonable amount of volume?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Current cardiology reviews, 2021

Access-site Complications of the Transradial Approach: Rare But Still There.

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2013 Nov 19

Should the radial artery be used as a bypass graft following radial access coronary angiography.

The American journal of cardiology, 2021 Aug 11

Meta-Analysis of Transradial Versus Transfemoral Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Lancet (London, England), 2014-05-24

Haemodynamic-guided fluid administration for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury: the POSEIDON randomised controlled trial.

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