Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Apr 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyPrevention of contrast-induced nephropathy with N-acetylcysteine or sodium bicarbonate in patients with ST-segment-myocardial infarction: a prospective, randomized, open-labeled trial.
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a serious condition in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. We compared the risk of acute CIN and the influence of preventive strategies in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01160627.