Objective: We aimed to explore the therapeutic effect and safety of iodixanol in interventional therapy for patients of different ages with cerebrovascular diseases.
Methods: A total of 132 patients undergoing interventional therapy for cerebrovascular diseases in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into the young adult group (≤44 years old, 44 cases), the middle-aged adult group (45-59 years old, 48 cases), and the older adult group (≥60 years old, 40 cases). All patients were treated with iodixsanol as the contrast agent for cerebrovascular interventional therapy. The patients' renal function (serum creatinine (SCr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels) before and after treatment and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared among the three groups.
Results: At 48 h before operation, 2 h after operation and 48 h after operation, the levels of SCr and BUN in the older adult group were higher than those in the young adult group (all P<0.001), whereas the levels of SCr and BUN were similar between the older adult group and the middle-aged adult group and between the middle-aged adult group and the young adult group (all P>0.05). Within each group, the levels of SCR and BUN at 48 h before operation did not differ from those at 2 h and 48 h after operation (all P>0.05). No intergroup differences were found in the incidences of adverse reactions after using iodixanol for cerebrovascular interventional therapy (all P>0.05).
Conclusion: Iodixanol as a contrast medium shows good safety in interventional therapy for patients of different ages with cerebrovascular diseases; additionally, it has no significant impact on the renal function of patients and it leads to a low incidence of adverse reactions.
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