Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of new markers for acute kidney injury associated with contrast administration

Background: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a form of acute kidney injury (AKI) that is caused by exposure to contrast media in diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures such as angiography. At present serum creatinine is the only standard test for it. A few studies have been published...

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Main Authors: M Vijayasimha, V Vijaya Padma, Saroj Kumar Das Mujumdar, P. V. V. Satyanarayana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2013;volume=18;issue=2;spage=116;epage=121;aulast=Vijayasimha