Contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients with myocardial infarction with ST
Contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is complications which characterized by acute impair of renal function, causing as a response to the administration of radiopaque substances for diagnostic purposes. Among patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, mortality was significantly higher among those who had CI-AKI. Among this patients, CI-AKI is an independent predictor of mortality. In this article the features of pathogenesis, risk factors, and treatment of this complication in patients with myocardial infarction with elevated ST segments is discussed.