title: Percutaneous coronary intervention under the rigid restriction of contrast media dose in patients with chronic renal insufficiency.
abstract: Minimizing the dose of contrast media is considered to reduce the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), which is a serious complication occurring in patients with chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We describe the drastic method of PCI, which successfully completes the procedure with minimal dose of contrast media in order to prevent CIN. In two cases complicated by CRI, PCI was safely carried out using less than 20 ml of contrast media in conjunction with various techniques or devices for minimizing the wasteful use of contrast media.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Eisei
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Morimasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takayama
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media