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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.
37 The risk of contrast-induced nephropathy is highest in patients with chronic kidney disease (i.e., a GFR of less than 60 mL per minute per 1.73 m 2), especially in the presence of diabetes. 39 Other risk factors include dehydration, heart failure, age older than 70 years, and concurrent use of nephrotoxic drugs.