Although major advancements in the field of cardiology have allowed for an increasing
number of patients to undergo minimally invasive imaging and interventional procedures …

Intravenous (IV) contrast material is used extensively for CT and MRI scans done in
emergency departments (ED). Its use is essential to make many critical diagnoses in ED …

Background Acute kidney injury is common, with a major effect on morbidity and health care
utilization. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a signaling …

Liver transplant (LT) candidates today are older, have greater medical severity of illness,
and have more cardiovascular comorbidities than ever before. In addition, there are specific …

Abnormal hemodynamics is thought to contribute to the increased risk of contrast-induced
nephropathy (CIN) and mortality. However, few studies focused on patients without …

Objectives: The objective of this meta-analysis of randomized trials was to evaluate if the
administration of furosemide with matched hydration using the RenalGuard System reduces …

Abstract Background and Aims Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), also known as contrast-
associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) underlies a significant proportion of the morbidity …

In the 2016 update of the stable chest pain guideline, the National Institute for Health and
Care Excellence (NICE) has made radical changes to the diagnostic paradigm that it—like …

Objective: The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), derived from counts of neutrophils,
platelets, and lymphocytes, has been developed to predict clinical outcomes in several …

The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive role of inflammatory biomarkers in the
development of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in acute coronary syndrome …