Research Article

Extended Renal Outcomes with Use of Iodixanol versus Iohexol after Coronary Angiography

Table 1

Baseline profile and short-term impact on renal function (cohort A).

VariablesCohort AIodixanol (Visipaque)Iohexol (Omnipaque) value

Age, mean (SD), years65.1 (12.1)67.4 (12.0)62.5 (11.8)<0.0001
Age > 65 years, No. (%)282 (50.4)177 (59.6)105 (39.9)<0.001
Male gender, No. (%)389 (69.5)202 (68.0)187 (71.1)0.43
Comorbidities, No. (%)
 Diabetes mellitus93 (16.6)60 (20.2)33 (12.6)0.02
 Hypertensive heart disease337 (60.2)184 (62.0)153 (58.2)0.36
 CCF59 (10.5)39 (13.1)20 (7.6)0.03
 Critical illness (within 1 wk after contrast)53 (9.5)30 (10.1)23 (8.8)0.58
Baseline renal function
 Serum Cr, median (IQR), μmol/L81 (68–98)86 (72–110)75 (63–86)<0.0001
 eGFR*, mean (SD), mL/min/1.73 m279 (28)71 (27)88 (26)<0.0001
 eGFR* < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, No. (%)138 (24.6)110 (37.0)28 (10.7)<0.001
 eGFR* < 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, No. (%)57 (10.2)46 (15.5)11 (4.2)<0.001
Primary cardiac disease, No. (%)
 Suspect CAD (angina or CAD NOS)172 (30.7)79 (26.6)93 (35.4)0.03
 STEMI113 (20.2)91 (30.6)22 (8.4)<0.001
 NSTEMI176 (31.4)70 (23.6)106 (40.3)<0.001
 Arrhythmias26 (4.6)12 (4.0)14 (5.3)0.47
 Valvular heart disease/septal defects13 (2.3)9 (3.0)4 (1.5)0.27
 Cardiomyopathy17 (3.0)11 (3.7)6 (2.3)0.33
 Noncardiac issues9 (1.6)7 (2.4)2 (0.8)0.18
 Others34 (6.1)18 (6.1)16 (6.1)0.99
Contrast load, median (IQR)
 Contrast volume, mL150 (100–230)160 (100–240)145 (100–210)0.80
 Iodine content, g51 (34–77)51 (32–77)51 (35–74)0.14
 Iodine : eGFR ratio, g per mL/min/1.73 m20.66 (0.44–1.02)0.73 (0.47–1.13)0.60 (0.42–0.91)0.006
 Iodine : eGFR ratio > 0.7251 (44.8)150 (50.5)101 (38.4)0.004
Procedure details, No. (%)
 Coronary angiogram551 (98.4)291 (98.0)260 (98.9)0.51
 PCI278 (49.6)163 (54.9)115 (43.7)0.008
 Aortogram34 (6.1)17 (5.7)17 (6.5)0.71
 LVgram365 (65.2)191 (64.3)174 (66.2)0.65
 IABP7 (1.3)5 (1.7)2 (0.8)0.46
Renal function at 3 days after contrast
 Peak sCr, median (IQR), μmol/L87 (73–106)96 (81–121)78 (67–90)<0.0001
 Median day of peak sCr1 (1-2)1 (1-2)1 (1-2)0.13
 ΔCr, median (IQR), μmol/L4 (−2–16)8 (−2–20)1 (−3–10)0.001
 RIFLE “R/I/F”#, No. (%)99 (17.7)65 (21.9)34 (12.9)0.006
 RIFLE “I/F”#, No. (%)21 (3.8)14 (4.7)7 (2.7)0.20

*4-variable MDRD eGFR equation; #RIFLE acute kidney injury classification (“R/I/F” refers to “at-risk/injury/failure” classes, respectively).
Δ: delta (change in); CAD: coronary artery disease; CCF: congestive cardiac failure; D: day; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; IQR: interquartile range; LVgram: left ventriculogram; No.: number; NOS: not otherwise specified; NSTEMI: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; pts: patients; sCr: serum creatinine; SD: standard deviation; STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction; wk: week.