Contrast induced nephropathy

... tomography) study was to compare the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy after administration of low-osmolar or isoosmolar (iodixanol 320, 290 mOsm/kg) contrast medium in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease ... patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease receiving IV contrast medium was not significantly different after CT using iopamidol ... LAS VEGAS - Retrospective studies have shown that contrast-induced nephropathy following CT occurs in about 1% to 12% of patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT. These studies also demonstrate an association between CIN and ... at the 2008 International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT found that contrast-enhanced CT can be safely performed in most patients with chronic ...

OBJECTIVE. Contrast-induced nephropathy remains poorly understood despite decades of investigation, and the criteria for diagnosis are ... this article is to discuss current controversies in contrast-induced nephropathy including its prevention. CONCLUSION. Patients with normal renal ... may be warranted in some of these patients; however, iodinated contrast material should not be withheld if a ... A meta-analysis of 17 randomised controlled trials has shown that pre-procedural treatment with sodium bicarbonate based hydration is the optimal treatment strategy to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy .

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System has issued a supplementary patient safety advisory along with its quarterly 2007 March patient safety advisory to raise awareness of contrast-induced nephropathy . REMEDIAL: a role for sodium bicarbonate in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine 4, 474 . doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0932 Author: Richard Solomon ... the AJR discussing the implications of a lack of a control group in previously published studies on contrast-induced nephropathy . CONCLUSION. Until more rigorous studies including an appropriate control group address the issue of CIN, our understanding of the actual risk of CIN when administering IV contrast media is limited. NEW YORK , Oct 29 - Sodium bicarbonate was the most effective agent for protection against contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary procedures in a comparison of three protective regimens, Turkish investigators report. Trimetazidine reduces risk of contrast-induced nephropathy after coronary procedures Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine 4, 527 . doi:10.1038/ncpneph0557

they also only exhibited nsf if they has been injected with a gadolinium contrast agent. these metal and magnetic dyes and other chemicals can be useful in mri procedures because they make it easier to see important parts of the body. ...A meta-analysis of 17 randomized controlled trials has shown that pre-procedural treatment with sodium bicarbonate based hydration is the optimal treatment strategy to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy. The research, published in the open-access journal BMC Medicine, shows that although the benefit may have been overestimated by ... American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Volume 54, Issue 2, Pages 390, August 2009, Authors:Didar Singh.background: contrast-induced nephropathy is a common cause of acute kidney injury. several preventive therapies for this injury have been tested; however, there is still no consensus on the optimal protocol. ...Sodium bicarbonate hydration significantly reduces the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy , although the benefits might have been overstated in prior studies, authors of a meta-analysis concluded. Compared with saline hydration, ...'While prior data regarding use of N-acetylcysteine to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy have been conflicting, our analysis suggests that high-dose therapy with this agent is effective,” Dr. Trivedi added in an email to Reuters ...

Renal Protective Effects and Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Atrial Natriuretic Peptide: Can It Work? Michael Haase, MD Corresponding Author Information email address , Anja Haase-Fielitz, PharmD, Dirk Habedank, MD, ...renal protective effects and prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy by atrial natriuretic peptide can it work? j am coll cardiol. 2009 sep 22;54:1192-3; author reply 1193-4. authors: haase m, haase-fielitz a, habedank d, ...