%0 Journal Article
%T Preventive Effect of Atorvastatin (80 mg) on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Angiography in High-Risk Patients: Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
%A Arezoo Khosravi
%A Hesam Sadat Hashemi
%A Mitra Dolatkhah
%A Zohreh Rostami
%J Archive of "Nephro-urology Monthly".
%D 2016
%R 10.5812/numonthly.29574
%X Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is one of the most important complications of angiography in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or diabetes mellitus. The prevention of CIN can decrease therapeutic costs and hospital stays. There is controversy in the literature over the preventive effect of statins on CIN
%K Contrast Induced Nephropathy
%K Atorvastatin
%K Chronic Kidney Disease
%K Diabetes Mellitus
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983115/