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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
H H Neumayer, U Kunzendorf, M Schreiber
To test the hypothesis that calcium antagonists decrease the incidence and severity of delayed graft function, we conducted three separate, prospective, randomized trials. In these trials, we investigated the effects of diltiazem and those of the prostacycline analogue iloprost. In the first study, 22 control patients and 20 diltiazem patients received grafts perfused with either vehicle or diltiazem 20 mg/L in the Euro-Collins solution. Subsequently, the diltiazem subjects were given the drug as a bolus of 0...
1992: Renal Failure
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