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Early detection and intervention using neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) may improve renal outcome of acute contrast media induced nephropathy: A randomized controlled trial in patients undergoing intra-arterial angiography (ANTI-CIN Study)

BACKGROUND: Patients with pre-existing impaired renal function are prone to develop acute contrast media induced nephropathy (CIN). Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a new biomarker predictive for acute kidney injury (AKI), has been shown to be useful for earlier diagnosis of CIN; h...

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Autores principales: Schilcher, Gernot, Ribitsch, Werner, Otto, Ronald, Portugaller, Rupert H, Quehenberger, Franz, Truschnig-Wilders, Martini, Zweiker, Robert, Stiegler, Philipp, Brodmann, Marianne, Weinhandl, Klemens, Horina, Joerg H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21849080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-12-39