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Interventional Cardiology
What techniques do you use in the lab to reduce the amount of contrast that needs to be used in patients with CKD?
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Avoid LV angiogram. Use ECHO instead to assess LV function.
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Reducing Fr size Limited views Using co-registration tools Occasional addition of an NS mix
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