Post‐procedural hemodiafiltration in acute coronary syndrome patients with associated renal and cardiac dysfunction undergoing urgent and emergency coronary angiography. Issue 3 (24th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marenzi, Giancarlo; Mazzotta, Gianfranco; Londrino, Francesco; Gistri, Roberto; Moltrasio, Marco; Cabiati, Angelo; Assanelli, Emilio; Veglia, Fabrizio; Rombolà, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. Volume 85:Issue 3(2015:Feb. 15)
• Page Start: 345
• Page End: 351
• Publication Date: 2014-10-24
• Subjects: Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Cardiac catheterization -- Periodicals; 616.1207572
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25694
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-1946

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="ccd25694-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objectives</title> <p>We investigated the use of a 3‐hr treatment with hemodiafiltration, initiated soon after emergency or urgent coronary angiography in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with associated severe renal and cardiac dysfunction.</p> </sec> <sec id="ccd25694-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Patients with ACS and severe combined renal and cardiac dysfunction have a particularly high mortality risk. In them, the ideal strategy to both optimize treatment of coronary disease and minimize renal injury risk is currently unknown.</p> </sec> <sec id="ccd25694-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>This was an interventional study. ACS patients (STEMI and NSTEMI) with associated severe renal (eGFR ≤30 ml/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup>) and cardiac (LVEF ≤40%) dysfunction, admitted at La Spezia Hospital <24 hr from symptoms onset, underwent a prophylactic 3‐hr hemodiafiltration treatment, which was started soon after urgent or emergency coronary procedure. Controls were patients matched for age, gender, Mehran's risk score, and kind of ACS, admitted at the Centro Cardiologico Monzino Milan. In‐hospital and 1‐year outcomes were evaluated.</p> </sec> <sec id="ccd25694-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Sixty patients (30% STEMI), 30 hemodiafiltration‐treated patients and 30 controls, with similar baseline characteristics, were included. In‐hospital and cumulative 1‐year mortality rates were significantly lower in hemodiafiltration‐treated patients than in controls (3% vs. 23%; <italic>P</italic> = 0.05, and 10% vs. 53%; <italic>P</italic> < 0.001, respectively). Moreover, they had a lower incidence of severe AKI (10% vs. 40%; <italic>P</italic> = 0.015) and lower need for rescue renal replacement therapy during hospitalization (7% vs. 27%; <italic>P</italic> = 0.04).</p> </sec> <sec id="ccd25694-sec-0005" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Our pilot study suggests that, in ACS patients with severe renal and cardiac insufficiency, treatment with an aggressive prophylactic hemodiafiltration session after urgent or emergency coronary angiography seems to be associated with a relevant improvement in survival. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </sec> </abstract>