Should N-acetylcysteine be used routinely to prevent contrast-induced acute kidney injury?

Senthil K. Sivalingam; Mini V. Hariharan; Gregory L. Braden; Benjamin J. Freda

doi:10.3949/ccjm.79a.12088

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Should N-acetylcysteine be used routinely to prevent contrast-induced acute kidney injury?

Senthil K. Sivalingam, MD, Mini V. Hariharan, MBBS, Gregory L. Braden, MD and Benjamin J. Freda, DO

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11) 746-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12088

Senthil K. Sivalingam

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA

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Mini V. Hariharan

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

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Gregory L. Braden

Professor of Medicine, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA

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Benjamin J. Freda

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA

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vol. 79 no. 11 746-749

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https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12088

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