Contrast-induced nephropathy following chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic kidney disease

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has not been systematically studied in high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). We prospectively observed 515 consecutive patients with CKD undergoing PCI. Patients were divided into three groups: patients who underwent attempted PCI for CTO (group A, n = 85), patients who did not receive PCI for CTO (group B, n = 45) and patients without CTO (group C, n = 385). CIN developed in 55 patients (10.68 %). Group A patients received a larger CM dose than group B or group C (p = 0.024). The intravenous hydration volume, age and CIN Mehran score were not significantly different between the three groups. The incidence of CIN was 9.4 % for group A, 6.7 % for group B and 11.4 % for group C (p = 0.344). In-hospital mortality and required renal replacement therapy (p = 0.325) were not significantly different between the groups. Multivariate analysis showed that after adjusting for potential confounding factors, the odds ratio for CIN was 1.03 (p = 0.944) for group A and 0.64 for group B (p = 0.489) compared to group C. Attempts to achieve recanalization of CTO in patients with CKD might not increase the risk of CIN if appropriate preventative measures are taken. aEuro cent Contrast-induced nephropathy can increase morbidity and mortality aEuro cent Chronic kidney disease patients are at the greatest risk of CIN aEuro cent Patients with CKD undergoing CTO-PCI are common aEuro cent Incidence of CIN has not been reported in CKD patients aEuro cent CTO-PCI in CKD patients might not increase the risk of CIN.