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J Invasive Cardiol
March 2025
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Email:
Many, though not all, studies suggest that contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) rates are higher in women. The authors sought to clarify the presence of and factors contributing to possible sex differences. Among 2971 consecutive patients undergoing PCI, women experienced higher crude rates of CA-AKI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJAMA Netw Open
March 2025
The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sci Rep
February 2025
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Radiocontrast media is a major cause of nephrotoxic acute kidney injury(AKI). Contrast-enhanced CT(CE-CT) is commonly performed in emergency departments(ED). Predicting individualized risks of contrast-associated AKI(CA-AKI) in ED patients is challenging due to a narrow time window and rapid patient turnover.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Emerg Med
March 2025
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - New Orleans, Baton Rouge Branch Campus, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Electronic address:
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is to be considered an independent risk factor for developing post-computed tomography (CT) acute kidney injury (AKI); however, current data are limited.
Objectives: Examine the incidence of AKI after intravenous contrast exposure among patients with and without CKD.
Methods: A single-center retrospective study examined patients that presented to the Emergency Department and activated the stroke protocol, which involved an immediate CT angiogram.
Am J Cardiol
January 2025
Division of Cardiology and McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address:
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