Abstract Background This review elaborates on the definition, incidence, risk factors and treatment options for contrast-induced acute renal injury highlights potential therapeutic to prevent this condition. Contrast-induced nephropathy is a subclinical form of failure characterized by an unexplained worsening function within 48–72 h after administration iodinated contrast media. Methods A PubM...

Contrast-induced nephropathy is defined as a serum creatinine level that increases by at least 25% or is 44.2 μmol/L greater than baseline within three days of receiving contrast medium intravascularly in the ab sence of another cause. Contrastinduced nephropathy is usually selflimiting; at worst, it can make the patient permanently dependent on hemodialysis or can result in death. Main risk fa...