A retrospective cohort study based on the ARIAM-SEMICYUC Registry (2011–2014) was carried out. Renal dysfunction was defined as GFR (Cockroft–Gault) <60 ml/min (moderate dysfunction) or <30 ml/min (severe dysfunction). Patients in which early angiography (<72 h) was performed due to cardiogenic shock or recurrent myocardial ischemia were excluded. The primary endpoint was hospital mortality. Confounding factors were controlled using propensity score analysis.
A total of 4279 patients were analyzed, of which 26% had moderate renal dysfunction and 5% severe dysfunction. Patients with renal dysfunction had greater severity and comorbidity, higher hospital mortality (8.6 vs. 1.8%), and lesser use of the RIS (40 vs. 52%). The adjusted OR for mortality in patients without/with renal dysfunction were 0.38 (95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.17–0.81) and 0.52 (95%CI 0.32–0.87), respectively (interaction p-value = .4779). The impact (adjusted risk difference) of RIS was higher in the group with renal dysfunction (−5.1%, 95%CI −8.1 to −2.1 vs. −1.6%, 95%CI −2.6 to −0.6; interaction p-value = .0335). No significant interaction was detected for the other endpoints considered (ICU mortality, 30-day mortality, myocardial infarction, acute renal failure or moderate/severe bleeding).
The results suggest that the effectiveness of IRS is similar in patients with normal or abnormal renal function, and alert to the under-utilization of this strategy in such patients.