title: Relation between arteriosclerosis in the coronary and renal arteries.
abstract: This study analyzes the severity of coronary artery disease in terms of the severity of renal artery disease in 609 patients undergoing coronary and renal angiography. The presence of renal artery disease of any severity is strongly suggestive of advanced coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Franz Volhard Clinic at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krämer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waigand
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Luft
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dietz
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012077:Renal Artery; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler