Editorial: contrast medium-induced nephropathy
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Preventing Nephropathy Induced by Contrast Medium
Copyright © 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 71-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and hypertension is referred for coronary angiography. His medications include metformin and a thiazide. Before the angiogram, his serum creatinine level is 1.8 mg per deciliter (160 μmol per liter), yielding an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 40 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body-surface area. What ca...
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Background and purpose: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) as a common complication of administration of contrast media (CM) is a major source of hospital morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of CIN after contrast-enhanced CT scan and identifying the related risk factors. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 100 patients att...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1460-2385
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh1068