Association of chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease in 1,010 consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography.

Conclusions: There was a higher prevalence of CKD in patients with CAD diagnosed by coronary angiography, and it increased with the number of stenosed coronary vessels. CKD is a critical risk factor for CAD, especially 3-VD.
PMID: 21748719 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)