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Contrast-induced nephropathy has become a significant source of hospital morbidity and mortality with the ever-increasing use of iodinated contrast media in diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures such as angiography in high-risk patients.
Contrast-induced nephropathy most commonly manifests as a nonoliguric and asymptomatic transient decline in renal function [16]. The serum creatinine level begins to rise within 24 hr of contrast administration, usually peaks within 3â5 days, and returns to baseline within 10â14 days [11, 17].