Renal artery stenosis predicts coronary artery disease in patients with hypertension.

In hypertensive patients with indication of renal arteriography to investigate renal artery stenosis (RAS) there are no recommendations regarding when to investigate coronary artery disease (CAD). Moreover, the predictors of CAD in patients with RAS are not clear. We aimed to evaluate the frequency...

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Main Authors: Thiago A Macedo, Rodrigo P Pedrosa, Valeria Costa-Hong, Luiz J Kajita, Gustavo R Morais, Jose J G De Lima, Luciano F Drager, Luiz A Bortolotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23516521/pdf/?tool=EBI