Objectives : This study sought to determine if in addition to standard preventive measures on-admission,
high-dose rosuvastatin exerts a protective effect against contrast-induced acute …

Objectives : This study sought to determine the risk versus benefit ratio of an early
aggressive (EA) approach in elderly patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary …

Background— The temporal evolution of renal function in patients with acute kidney injury
after contrast medium (CI-AKI) is not well known. The aim of this observational study was to …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of sodium bicarbonate
versus isotonic saline in addition to N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to prevent contrast-induced …

We investigated the efficacy of short-term high-dose atorvastatin in decreasing the risk of
contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) subjected to …

Objectives: In the present study we retrospectively analyzed ventriculographic data from
symptomatic patients after myocardial infarction who underwent the Dor procedure (…

Objectives. This retrospective study attempted to relate surgical outcome with the extent and
type of preoperative wall motion asynergy in patients with postinfarction myocardial scar …

Background— Intravascular volume expansion represents a beneficial measure against
contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients undergoing elective angiographic …

Background: Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and bleeding complications
after an acute coronary syndrome and display higher on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity …

Objectives To develop a simplified scoring system based on preprocedure clinical characteristics
to predict contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) before elective coronary angiography …