MONTREAL—Patients who experience acute kidney injury (AKI) after undergoing coronary angiography have more than double the long-term risk of dying and a 74% greater likelihood of being hospitalized ...

SURGICAL relief of hypertension often depends on the removal of renal-artery obstruction. 1–8 The key to this procedure is the renal arteriogram, which allows a visualization of the renal vessels for ...

Using carbon dioxide (CO 2) instead of conventional iodinated contrast for angiography is a safe, effective way of preserving renal function during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), ...

Treatments commonly used to prevent acute kidney failure and its complications arising from common angiography procedures make no difference to health outcomes, a major new study has found. A team of ...

Feb. 5, 2003 — Two recent studies provide evidence for changing clinical practice regarding protecting those at risk for renal insufficiency from contrast angiographic studies. The first study, ...

The cardiac evaluation and management of patients with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease prior to renal transplantation is a collaborative effort between nephrologists and cardiologists. Concerns ...

"These are disappointing results of this device and drug combination. However, RONDA is a small study and the conclusions that can be obtained are limited." Presenter: Matthew J. Price, MD (Scripps ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary angiography raises the risk of long-term mortality, end-stage renal disease, and hospitalization for cardiovascular and renal events, according to a study ...