Clinical Study

Recombinant Brain Natriuretic Peptide for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Angiography: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Changes of renal function before and after the procedure between the two groups.

GroupCystatin C (mg/L)SCr (mol/L)eGFR (mL/min)

BNP group ()
 Baseline1.14 ± 0.22117.2 ± 13.152.3 ± 11.2
 After procedure
 24 h1.44 ± 0.31#133.2 ± 14.1#46.3 ± 15.4#
 48 h1.56 ± 0.29#140.1 ± 13.9#43.6 ± 17.1#
 1 week1.20 ± 0.24123.8 ± 14.450.4 ± 14.9
 1 month1.16 ± 0.20120.7 ± 15.150.9 ± 18.2
Control group ()
 Baseline1.17 ± 0.36120.5 ± 14.750.9 ± 9.3
 After procedure
 24 h1.51 ± 0.44#137.4 ± 14.1#46.8 ± 12.6
 48 h1.75 ± 0.94151.2 ± 15.940.2 ± 18.7
 1 week1.88 ± 0.82159.7 ± 13.837.9 ± 15.9
 1 month1.19 ± 0.26129.6 ± 14.648.2 ± 15.7

SCr: serum creatinine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.
versus the BNP group (data were analyzed using the independent samples -test). versus baseline within the same group (data were analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA and the Bonferroni post hoc test).