title: Response to letters regarding article, "Risk of acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary interventions using radial versus femoral vascular access: insights from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium".
authors.affiliation: Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis and Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kooiman
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.affiliation: Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wohns
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: LaLonde
authors.affiliation: The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Sunil V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: Hitinder S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gurm
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology*; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D017534:Radial Artery