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ACE Inhibitor and Angiotensin Receptor-II Antagonist Prescribing and Hospital Admissions with Acute Kidney Injury: A Longitudinal Ecological Study

BACKGROUND: ACE Inhibitors (ACE-I) and Angiotensin-Receptor Antagonists (ARAs) are commonly prescribed but can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) during intercurrent illness. Rates of hospitalization with AKI are increasing. We aimed to determine whether hospital AKI admission rates are associated with...

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Autores principales: Tomlinson, Laurie A., Abel, Gary A., Chaudhry, Afzal N., Tomson, Charles R., Wilkinson, Ian B., Roland, Martin O., Payne, Rupert A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078465