title: Can our choice of contrast media impact renal and cardiovascular outcomes?
abstract: Contrast media vary in their ionic status, viscosity, osmolarity--and these factors all play into clinical effects. Iso-osmolar and low-osmolar contrast media dominate clinical use today. The differences between these two agents in terms of kidney injury remain uncertain. Ionic agents have theoretical properties which may help prevent thrombus formation; however this phenomenon has not translated to differences in clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Hitinder S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gurm
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids