Contrast agents used for cardiac anglography are different in regard to ionicity, osmolality
and physiologic effects. The nonionic contrast media have been shown to have less toxic …

BACKGROUND Controversy exists as to whether low-osmolality radiographic contrast
agents, which have less detrimental pharmacological effects but are considerably more …

Abstract Background and Methods. Low-osmolality contrast agents produce fewer
hemodynamic and electrophysiologic alterations during cardiac angiography, but they are …

Ionic contrast agents currently used in cardiac angiography are well tolerated but have
certain negative effects. In a five-center study of 273 patients undergoing cardiac …

Iodixanol, a new ratio 6 nonionic iodinated contrast agent with an osmolality equal to serum,
was compared with iohexol in a randomized, double-blind, parallel study. Two hundred …

To characterize the frequency of adverse reactions to conventional ionic contrast agents,
data describing the frequency of such reactions were gathered from 4,630 diagnostic …

Both ionic and nonionic contrast agents used in angiography are relatively well tolerated but
have a number of undesirable effects, particularly on the cardiovascular system and the …

Nephrotoxicity of ionic and nonionic contrast media in 1196 patients: A randomized trial. The
incidence of nephrotoxicity occurring with the nonionic contrast agent, iohexol, and the ionic …

The risk of significant complications from contrast media is greatest in angiocardiography.
Contrast media effects on central cardiovascular function include electrophysiologic effects …

The incidence of major complications associated with nonionic contrast media has not been
defined in a large study. Accordingly, cardiovascular complications, especially thrombotic …