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Statins Reduce Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
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Use of statins before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) appears to reduce subsequent adverse events, according to Italian and US researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Intra-Arterial Safer Than Intravenous Administration of Contrast Medium
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Nephropathy associated with iodinated contrast medium exposure can be fatal, physicians report in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. However, the mortality risk is even higher when contrast is administered intravenously than when it is injected into an artery, their findings suggest. Reuters Health Information
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