Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury This review summarizes the pathophysiology and
definition of contrast-associated acute kidney injury, as well as risk stratification. The authors …

Remarkable progress has been achieved in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in recent years, with refinement of the indications and technical …

Abstract Purpose The Contrast Media Safety Committee (CMSC) of the European Society of
Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its 2011 guidelines on the prevention of post …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted as the document was compiled through …

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

With the increasing application of medical imaging contrast materials, contrast-induced
nephropathy has become one of the leading causes of iatrogenic renal insufficiency. The …

Radiocontrast media (RCM) are medical drugs used to improve the visibility of internal
organs and structures in X‐ray based imaging techniques. They may have side effects …

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a potentially serious complication following
coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The incidence of CI …

Subclinical leaflet thrombosis was recently described in a randomized trial of transcatheter
aortic valve replacement. It was subsequently demonstrated in a series of registries that this …

I. Introduction The anatomic and clinical complexity of patients with coronary artery disease
(CAD) is increasing in the United States. 1–3 While the terms “complex CAD” or “high-risk …