The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Nephrotoxic effects in high-risk patients undergoing angiography.
The use of iodinated contrast medium can result in nephropathy. Whether iso-osmolar contrast medium is less nephrotoxic than low-osmolar contrast medium in high-risk patients is uncertain. ⋯ Nephropathy induced by contrast medium may be less likely to develop in high-risk patients when iodixanol is used rather than a low-osmolar, nonionic contrast medium.