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Reduction of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cell Level Is Associated with Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary and Peripheral Interventions

OBJECTIVES: Reduced number and impaired function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in patients with chronic kidney disease have been reported. However, there is little data about the association between circulating EPC levels and risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The aim o...

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Autores principales: Chiang, Chia-Hung, Huang, Po-Hsun, Chiu, Chun-Chih, Hsu, Chien-Yi, Leu, Hsin-Bang, Huang, Chin-Chou, Chen, Jaw-Wen, Lin, Shing-Jong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24646509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089942