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SynthesisArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2026

Ultra-Low Contrast versus Conventional Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients with Baseline Renal Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes.

Marcos Danillo Oliveira, Ricardo Fonseca Oliveira Suruagy-Motta, Leonardo Dexheimer da Silva, Karlos Daniell Araújo Dos Santos, Adriano Caixeta

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Synthesis in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marcos Danillo OliveiraDepartamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6953-8544
Ricardo Fonseca Oliveira Suruagy-MottaDepartamento de Medicina, Universidade Cesmac, Maceió, AL - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-6252-6708
Leonardo Dexheimer da SilvaDepartamento de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5238-1339
Karlos Daniell Araújo Dos SantosDepartamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Roraima, Boa Vista, RR - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6592-4023
Adriano CaixetaDepartamento de Cardiologia Intervencionista, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-5414

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundContrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) results in increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and worse clinical outcomes. Prior studies have shown that limiting contrast volume (CV) to less than 3 times the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) implies a lower risk of CA-AKI, and both efficacy and superior outcomes are associated with ultra-low contrast (ULC) volume coronary procedures (total CV ≤ eGFR).

objectivesThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare clinical outcomes of ULC versus conventional percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with chronic kidney disease.

methodsThe search was conducted in the databases PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science, including all studies reporting clinical outcomes of ULC PCI. The primary efficacy endpoint was the incidence of CA-AKI, and secondary endpoints were need for dialysis, all-cause mortality, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and clinically driven target lesion revascularization.

resultsSix studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis, encompassing a total of 274,102 patients. ULC PCI was associated with a statistically significant reduction of CA-AKI (risk ratio=0.27; 95% CI=0.13-0.56; p=0.0004). In turn, ULC PCI did not result in statistically significant reduction of need for dialysis (risk ratio=0.33; 95% CI=0.06-1.72; p=0.186), all-cause mortality (risk ratio=0.48; 95% CI=0.17-1.39; p=0.18), and MACE (risk ratio=0.52; 95% CI= 0.21-1.30; p=0.16).

conclusionsULC, as compared to conventional PCI, in patients with chronic kidney disease, was found to be safe, feasible, and associated with a statistically significant reduction of CA-AKI. Further, larger, well-powered, randomized, and controlled trials are warranted in order to reassure these findings.

Indexed as

Acute Kidney InjuryContrast MediaPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRenal Insufficiency, ChronicGlomerular Filtration RateHumansRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeContrast Media

Identifiers

PMID42484155
PMCPMC13398812

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