The Living Guidelines: Chronic Kidney Disease Suggest Revisions to the CLASS I Guidelines

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Class I Guidelines

 * 1) Creatinine clearance should be estimated in UA / NSTEMI patients and the doses of drugs (with renal clearance) should be adjusted appropriately. (Class I Level of Evidence: B)
 * 2) In chronic kidney disease patients undergoing angiography, iso-osmolar contrast agents are indicated and are preferred. (Class I Level of Evidence: A)