Recently, Gad-CAs have not only been blamed for harmless side effects such as dizziness or nausea but also for much more severe complications such as acute renal failure, pancreatitis, or even the development of so-called “nephrogenic systemic fibrosis” in patients with renal failure, culminating in the prohibition of gadodiamide (Omniscan) administration in ESRD patients and, due to renal-organ immaturity, in newborns and infants up to 1 year old. Here, GAD1 is linked to acute kidney injury.