title: Contrast associated nephropathy in the elderly.
abstract: Contrast medium studies have become an important tool for management and diagnosis in many medical specialties. As we age, the need for such studies increase in presence of multiple comorbidities as coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus. Nephropathy induced by iodine contrast medium is an important complication of radiological procedures, most common in the aged, and a potentially preventable one. For this reason, the understanding and prevention of contrast associated nephropathy is of prime importance to prevent morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Geriatric Medicine Program, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR.
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Alvira
authors.forename: Carlos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Rivera-Bermúdez
authors.forename: Ivonne Z
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Velázquez
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramos-Romey
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: González-Concepción
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D000111:Acetylcysteine