Contrast Media

Original Contribution

Electrocardiographic Response to Intravenous and Intraarterial Injection of Iosimenol (A New, Iodinated, Non-Ionic, Iso-Osmolar Contrast Medium)

10/30/2013

James J. Zhang, MD¹, Joel Morganroth, MD,² Barry Hogstrom, MD¹

James J. Zhang, MD1, Joel Morganroth,...

The present study is a retrospective re-read and centralized analysis of the electrocardiographic response to intravenous and non-cardiac intraarterial injections of iosimenol, a new, iodine-based, non-ionic, iso-osmolar x-ray contrast media,...

The present study is a...

10/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Case of Contrast-Induced Pancreatitis Following Cardiac Catheterization

09/27/2013

Rony Gorges, MD, Wael Ghalayini, MD, Marcel Zughaib, MD

Rony Gorges, MD, Wael Ghalayini, MD, ...

Radiographic contrast agents (RCAs) are known to cause acute kidney injury. RCAs are also postulated to induce pancreatitis in experimental animal models. We present a patient with acute pancreatitis immediately following coronary angiography.

Radiographic contrast agents...

09/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Decrease in Coronary Flow After Consecutive Injections of Contrast Media During Coronary Angiography

06/26/2013

Ana Maria Krepsky, MD¹, Marcelo Arndt, MD², Vitor Os√≥rio Gomes, MD, PhD³, Paulo Caramori, MD, PhD³

Ana Maria Krepsky, MD1, Marcelo Arndt...

Researchers found significant impairment of coronary artery flow following contrast injections during angiography which may have implications for slow flow observed during coronary interventions.

Researchers found significant...

06/26/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Usefulness of N-acetylcysteine or Ascorbic Acid Versus Placebo to Prevent Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Catheterization: A Single-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

06/03/2013

Martin Brueck, MD, Huelya Cengiz, MD, Reinhard Hoeltgen, MD, Marcus Wieczorek, MD, Rolf-Hasso Boedeker, PhD, Christine Scheibelhut, Andreas Boening, MD, PhD

Martin Brueck, MD, Huelya Cengiz, MD...

The preventive effects of N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid were evaluated in 520 patients with chronically impaired renal function (serum creatinine ≥ 1.3 mg/dL) undergoing elective cardiac catheterization.

The preventive effects of...

06/03/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology