Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

Abstract Purpose The Contrast Media Safety Committee (CMSC) of the European Society of
Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its 1999 guidelines on contrast medium-induced …

Background Contrast-associated acute kidney injury can occur after percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI). Prediction of the contrast-associated acute kidney injury risk is important …

Objectives: This study sought to examine the contemporary incidence, predictors and
outcomes of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary …

Chronic kidney disease is a common disorder and its prevalence is increasing worldwide.
Early diagnosis on the basis of presence of proteinuria or reduced estimated glomerular …

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), also known as contrast-induced acute kidney injury, is
an iatrogenic renal injury that follows intravascular administration of radio-opaque contrast …

Radiological procedures utilizing intravascular iodinated contrast media injections are being
widely applied for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This has resulted in an …

Cardiac angiography and coronary/vascular interventions depend on iodinated contrast
media and consequently pose the risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). This is …

A 71-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and hypertension is referred for coronary
angiography. Medications include metformin and a thiazide. Before the angiogram, his …

Background—Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with early mortality after percutaneous
coronary revascularization procedures, but its prognostic relevance to long-term clinical …