Is Simpler Also Better? Brief Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion to Prevent Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1042-1043

  Meier, Pascal Pascal ^a   Gurm, Hitinder S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST INDUCED NEPHROPATHY; DRUG INFUSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; KIDNEY DISEASES; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 77949554714     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.011     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. Meier P., Ko D.T., Tamura A., Tamhane U., and Gurm H.S. Sodium bicarbonate-based hydration prevents contrast-induced nephropathy: a meta-analysis. BMC Med 7 (2009) 23
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