Comparison of Carvedilol and Atorvastatin for Preventing of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy. (CIN)
Contrast-induced Nephropathy
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Contrast-induced Nephropathy focused on measuring Cardiac catheterization, carvedilol, atorvastatin.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged between 18 and 70 years.
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL.
- Using a moderate dose of atorvastatin (40 mg or equivalent dose of other statins).
- Moderate to high-risk for CIN.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients suffering from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Patients need for immediate cardiac catheterization
- Elevated liver enzymes (Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) three times the upper limit of normal).
- Active infection.
- Any contraindication to carvedilol, or atorvastatin.
- Patients on regular use of vitamins, minerals.
- Using medication with antioxidant properties e.g., beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, selenium, theophylline or N-acetyl cysteine 7 days prior to CC.
- Hemodynamically unstable patients (defined as abnormal or unstable blood pressure, especially hypotension (blood pressure less than 90/60 mm Hg).
- Patients who required dialysis.
- Pregnancy.
- Using of carvedilol in the past three months.
- Using a nephrotoxic agent in the past 48 hours or exposure to a contrast agent in the past 7 days prior to cardiac catheterization.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Group (A)
Group (B)
Group (C)
included 49 patients who received high dose statin (80 mg atorvastatin) 12 hours before CC and 40 mg just before CC +hydration with saline (0.9% NaCl) at 0.5-1 mg/kg/hour for 4-6 hours before and 4-6 hours after cardiac catheterization.
included 48 patients who received 12.5 mg carvedilol twice daily for 7 days before CC and continued for 24 hours after the CC +hydration with saline (0.9% NaCl) at 0.5-1 mg/kg/hour for 4-6 hours before and 4-6 hours after cardiac catheterization.
included 47 patients who did not receive any medications but only hydration with saline (0.9% NaCl) at 0.5-1 mg/kg/hour for 4-6 hours before and 4-6 hours after cardiac catheterization