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Prophylactic hemodialysis for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy after coronary angiography

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. G Marenzi is Director of the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit at the Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,

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Marenzi, G. Prophylactic hemodialysis for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy after coronary angiography. Nat Rev Nephrol 4, 130–131 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0697

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