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. 2019 Apr 5;14(4):617-619.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.14021118. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Stopping RAS Inhibitors to Minimize AKI: More Harm than Good?

Charles Tomson  1 , Laurie A Tomlinson  2
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Stopping RAS Inhibitors to Minimize AKI: More Harm than Good?

Charles Tomson et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Hypovolemia; Prognosis; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Renin-Angiotensin System; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; heart failure.

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