Defining the at risk patients for contrast induced nephropathy after coronary angiography; 24-h urine creatinine versus Cockcroft-Gault equation or serum creatinine level

BACKGROUND: Definitions of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in many catheterization laboratories have relied on the serum creatinine (Scr) rather than glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Regarding that CKD is the primary predisposing factor for contrast induced nephropathy (CIN), we compared the sensitivi...

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Main Authors: Assareh, Ahmadreza, Yazdankhah, Saeed, Ahmadzadeh, Ahmad, Yadollahzadeh, Mahdi, Nasehi, Nasim, Haybar, Habib
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697212/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23826014
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