title: Our preoccupation with renal artery disease in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: much ado about nothing?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy. Electronic address: gbiondizoccai@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biondi-Zoccai
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Geriatric and Nephrologic Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mancone
authors.affiliation: Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frati
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: cardiac surgery; prognostic study; renal artery stenosis; renal failure