Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) is a multi‐organ disease, encompassing heart, kidney and
vascular system dysfunction. CRS is a worldwide problem, with high morbidity, mortality, and …

Contrast‐induced nephropathy (CIN) is an iatrogenic acute renal failure (ARF) occurring
after the intravascular injection of iodinated radiographic contrast media. During the past …

OBJECTIVE. Pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) is the imaging modality of choice in
suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Current pulmonary CTA techniques involve ever …

Background Diabetic nephropathy is one of the common complications of diabetes mellitus,
which seriously affects the life quality and health of patients. In this study, we aimed to …

Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is nowadays a routine therapy
for elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and high perioperative risk. With growing …

Chronic kidney diseases and acute kidney injury are mechanistically distinct kidney
diseases. While chronic kidney diseases are associated with podocyte injury, acute kidney …

In the past, a high percentage of hospital-acquired renal failure was attributed to contrast
media. That position is now very controversial. Recently, doubts have been raised regarding …

Purpose To investigate image quality, radiation dose, and diagnostic performance of
prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch coronary CT angiography (CCTA) at 70 kVp …

Objectives To determine if current clinical use of iodine contrast media (ICM) for
computerised tomography (CT) increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and long-term …

Multidetector computed tomography (CT) plays an important role in the detection, risk
stratification and prognosis evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism. This review will …