Consensus definitions have been reached for both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and these definitions are now routinely used in research and clinical …

Acute kidney injury may increase the risk for chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal
disease. In an attempt to summarize the literature and provide more compelling evidence …

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 …

Background Intravenous sodium bicarbonate and oral acetylcysteine are widely used to
prevent acute kidney injury and associated adverse outcomes after angiography without …

Importance Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to half of patients hospitalized with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The longitudinal effects of COVID-19–associated AKI …

Acute kidney injury (AKI), once viewed predominantly as a self-limited and reversible
condition, is now recognized as a growing problem associated with significant risks of …

There is increasing recognition that acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease
(CKD) are closely linked and likely promote one another. Underlying CKD now is …

Background The administration of intravenous fluid remains the cornerstone treatment for
the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury. However, no well-defined protocols …

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

Background: Prior studies associating acute kidney injury (AKI) with more rapid subsequent
loss of kidney function had methodological limitations, including inadequate control for …