Background: N-acetylcysteine, sodium bicarbonate, statins, and ascorbic acid have been
studied for reducing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). Purpose: To evaluate the …

Diagnostic imaging using iodinated contrast media is an essential procedure in the clinical
setting and provides a large amount of beneficial information. However, the use of iodinated …

Importance The most suitable analytic method to systematically analyze numerous trials with
contradictory results is unclear. Multiple trials assessing the use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) …

Background Conflicting results have been obtained in trials that have evaluated the
prophylactic efficacy of N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) pretreatment in the prevention of contrast …

Background Different methods to prevent contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI)
have been proposed in recent years. We performed a mixed treatment comparison to …

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been an effective treatment for
acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the common …

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has shown beneficial effects in both acute and chronic kidney
disease in preclinical and clinical studies. Different dosage and administration forms of NAC …

We hypothesized that contrast media volume–estimated glomerular filtration rate (CV–e-
GFR) ratio may be a predictor of contrast media-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). We …

As a result of increased life expectancy, octogenarians constitute an increasing proportion of
patients admitted to hospital for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) …

Purpose To evaluate the role of combination of N-acetylcysteine with stepwise ramping
voltage in renal protection against the ischemic, vascular and oxidative effects of …