title: Kidney disease in cardiology.
abstract: This article helps to inaugurate NDT's new section, Kidney Diseases beyond Nephrology, by focusing on the convergence of cardiology and nephrology. The clinical themes highlighted by the articles chosen for review include cardiac screening in renal transplant candidates, cardiac troponins in end-stage renal disease patients, contrast nephropathy in coronary angiography and surgical coronary revascularization across the spectrum of renal failure.
authors.affiliation: United States Renal Data System, 914 South 8th Street, Suite S-206, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA. cherzog@usrds.org.
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Herzog
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009398:Nephrology / Q000379:methods; D012306:Risk; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014336:Troponin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014336:Troponin