Concerns exist, however, that contrast-induced acute kidney injury occurring as a consequence of coronary angiography has the potential to hasten the progression to dialysis before transplantation.

Background: Cardiac syndrome X is defined by a typical angina pectoris with normal or near normal (stenosis <40%) coronary angiogram with or without electrocardiogram (ECG) change or atypical ...

so that not all patients underwent angiography. CTA immediately identified or excluded disease in 75% of patients (eight had severe CAD and 67 had normal coronary arteries). The remaining 25% of ...