Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · Jul 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyContrast-induced nephropathy and long-term adverse events: cause and effect?
The relationship of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) to long-term adverse events (AEs) is controversial. Although an association with AEs has been previously reported, it is unclear whether CIN is causally related to these AEs. ⋯ The parallel decrease in the incidence of CIN and AEs in one arm of this randomized trial supports a causal role for CIN.