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. 1980 Jan;68(1):43-6.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(80)90163-1.

Renal failure after major angiography

R L Eisenberg, W O Bank, M W Hedgcock

Renal failure after major angiography

R L Eisenberg et al. Am J Med. 1980 Jan.

Abstract

A recently reported 12 per cent incidence of renal failure following angiography prompted our prospective study to substantiate or repudiate this seemingly excessive rate. In 100 consecutive patients, there was no instance of renal failure following angiography. The results of our study indicate that when adequate hydration is maintained angiography does not pose a "significant hazard" of renal failure as previously reported, even in patients with underlying medical problems.

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