Concerns about the adverse effects of long-term treatment with lithium include reduced renal function.
Exclusion criteria were: age under 18 or over 60 years, contrast agent allergy, reduced renal function, and contraindications to MRI.
The exclusion criteria were a known neurological disease, migraine, reduced renal function, pregnancy, and a known allergy against iodinated contrast media.
The current study shows that reduced renal function is associated with attenuated coronary vasodilator capacity in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease.
Additional mechanisms associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome leading to reduced renal function may include altered levels of adipose tissue hormones, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
In patients with moderately reduced renal function (Stage 3 B, GFR = 30 44) 30 ml of contrast with bolus tracking from SVC, preferably on the 256 slice MDCT is used.
However, in addition to heart rate and acquisition-related confounders, isolated post-contrast T1 values are influenced by a number of factors, including body fat percentage, reduced renal function, altered haematocrit, native T1, delay time in measurement after contrast administration and gadolinium characteristics (dose, concentration and water exchange rate).
Second, days of therapy are underestimated in case of dose reduction, e.g., because of reduced renal function.
Reduced renal function = eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m.
Their reduced renal function is not always noticed.
