Our preoccupation with renal artery disease in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: much ado about nothing?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Feb 4;63(4):317-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.047. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai¹, Massimo Mancone², Giacomo Frati³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy. Electronic address: gbiondizoccai@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Geriatric and Nephrologic Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.

PMID: 24161327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.047

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Keywords: cardiac surgery; prognostic study; renal artery stenosis; renal failure.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Heart Valves / surgery*
Humans
Male
Renal Artery Obstruction / epidemiology*