Transient and persistent renal dysfunction are predictors of survival after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Dartmouth Dynamic Registry.

We sought to determine if transient and persistent elevations in creatinine following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) resulted in poor survival.Limited survival data exist that defines the natural survival history of transient and persistent renal dysfunction following interventional PCI cases.Data were collected prospectively on 7,856 consecutive patients undergoing PCI from January 1, 2000 to July 31, 2006. Ninety-three patients were excluded due to pre-PCI dialysis. Patients were stratified into three categories of renal dysfunction: no renal dysfunction from baseline ( or =0.5 mg/dL increase in creatinine within 48 hr with return to normal within 2 weeks), and persistent renal dysfunction (> or =0.5 mg/dL increase in creatinine without returning to normal within 2 weeks of the procedure). Mortality was determined by comparing with the Social Security Death Master File.Median survival was 3.2 years (mean 3.4). Renal dysfunction occurred in 250 patients (0.5 mg/dL increase in creatinine). Survival was significantly different between patients at 1, 3.2, and 7.5 years (P-value < 0.001): no renal dysfunction (95%, 88%, 75%), with transient (61%, 42%, 0%), and with persistent (58%, 44%, 36%) renal dysfunction. Patients with transient or persistent renal dysfunction had a twofold-threefold increased risk of 7.5-year mortality compared with patients with no renal dysfunction.Both transient and persistent postprocedural renal dysfunction are prognostically significant for mortality during extended follow-up. Renal dysfunction should be closely monitored before and after PCI.