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Intra-arterial administration of contrast material during cardiac catheterization had a similar risk of AKI as compared with that of CT scanning involving IV administration in a cohort of patients who underwent both procedures. These findings suggest that previously reported much higher rates of AKI after cardiac catheterization compared with that of IV contrast administration reflect higher baseline clinical risk factors for AKI in the former cohort compared with that in the latter.
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