Renal Insufficiency Following Contrast Media Administration

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Renal Insufficiency Following Contrast Media Administration Trial (REMEDIAL)

A Randomized Comparison of 3 Preventive Strategies

Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD;

Flavio Airoldi, MD;

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Erminio Bonizzoni, PhD;

Nuccia Morici, MD;

Amelia Focaccio, MD;

Iassen Michev, MD;

Matteo Montorfano, MD;

Mauro Carlino, MD;

Cosgrave, MD;

Bruno Ricciardelli, MD;

Colombo, MD

+ Author Affiliations

From the Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology and Department of Cardiology,

Clinica Mediterranea, Naples (C.B., D.D., A.F., B.R.); Laboratory of

Interventional Cardiology, " Vita e Salute " University School of Medicine, San

Raffaele Hospital, Milan (C.B., F.A., N.M., I.M., M.M., M.C., J.C., A.C.); and

Institute of Medical Statistics and Biometry, University of Milan, Milan (E.B.),

Italy.

Correspondence to Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD, Interventional Cardiology, Clinica

Mediterranea, Via Orazio, 2, I-80121, Naples, Italy. E-mail

briguori.carlo@...

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