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Contrast media in patients with kidney disease: An update

Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd, Jonathan J. Taliercio, DO and Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 683-694; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20015
Ali Mehdi
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Jonathan J. Taliercio
Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic West Dialysis Unit, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Georges Nakhoul
Director, Center for Chronic Kidney Disease, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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ABSTRACT

Concern for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) or nephrogenic systemic fibrosis may lead to withholding important studies from patients with kidney disease. However, the actual risk or even the existence of these conditions has recently been called into question. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.

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  • The authors report no relevant financial relationships which, in the context of their contributions, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.

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Contrast media in patients with kidney disease: An update
Ali Mehdi, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Georges Nakhoul
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Nov 2020, 87 (11) 683-694; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.20015

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Contrast media in patients with kidney disease: An update
Ali Mehdi, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Georges Nakhoul
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Nov 2020, 87 (11) 683-694; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.20015
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