PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
ED  - Toso, Anna
TI  - High-Dose Rosuvastatin Reduces Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
DP  - 2013 May 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 14--15
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/2/14.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/2/14.full
AB  - Among statin-naïve patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome managed with an early invasive strategy, pretreatment with high-dose rosuvastatin was associated with a significant reduction in the incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury. In addition, pretreatment with rosuvastatin was also associated with a reduction in adverse clinical events at 30 days compared with placebo. This article presents the results of the Protective Effect of Rosuvastatin and Antiplatelet Therapy on Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Myocardial Damage in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome study [PRATO-ACS; NCT01185938].