Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common but complex clinical syndrome with multiple
etiologies. These etiologies target different sites and pathways within the kidney. Novel …

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a problem associated with the use of
iodinated contrast media, causing kidney dysfunction in patients with preexisting renal …

Biomarkers for acute kidney injury (AKI) can be used for diagnosis and prognosis and to
guide therapy. With no pharmacologic therapy clinically available for the treatment of AKI …

Background Early accurate detection of acute kidney injury (AKI) occurring after cardiac
surgery may improve morbidity and mortality. Although several novel biomarkers have been …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden loss of kidney function secondary to a variety of
reasons. Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a form of AKI induced following exposure to …

Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (CI-AKI) remains a frequent iatrogenic condition since
radiological procedures using intra-vascular iodinated contrast media (CM) are being widely …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious and potentially devastating complication in
hospitalized patients. In the setting of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) 10 is an important health problem. Patients who develop AKI have
markedly increased in-hospital mortality, and they have an increased likelihood of morbidity …

Since the early 2000s, the definition of acute kidney injury (AKI) has become sensitive and
refined, but the current definition of AKI still has many flaws. Serum creatinine is affected by …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden episode of kidney damage or failure
affecting up to 15% of hospitalized patients and is associated with serious short-and long …