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Decreased renal function is an independent predictor of severity of coronary artery disease: an application of Gensini score.

Abstract
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Although many studies have shown a higher prevalence of CAD among these patients, the association between the spectrum of renal dysfunction and severity of CAD remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the association between renal function and the severity of CAD. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1,192 patients who underwent elective coronary angiography (CAG). The severity of CAD was evaluated by Gensini score according to the degree of luminal narrowing and location(s) of obstruction in the involved main coronary artery. In all patients, the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was independently associated with Gensini score (β=-0.27, P < 0.001) in addition to diabetes mellitus (β=0.07, P = 0.02), hypertension (β=0.12, P < 0.001), low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol (β=0.08, P = 0.003), and hemoglobin (β=-0.07, P = 0.03) after controlling for other confounding factors. The result of this study demonstrates that decreased renal function is associated not only with the prevalence, but also the severity, of CAD.
AuthorsIl Young Kim, In Hye Hwang, Kyung Nam Lee, Dong Won Lee, Soo Bong Lee, Min Ji Shin, Harin Rhee, Byeongyun Yang, Sang Heon Song, Eun Young Seong, Ihm Soo Kwak
JournalJournal of Korean medical science (J Korean Med Sci) Vol. 28 Issue 11 Pg. 1615-21 (Nov 2013) ISSN: 1598-6357 [Electronic] Korea (South)
PMID24265524 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Hemoglobins
Topics
  • Cholesterol, LDL (blood)
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease (complications)
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Female
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Hemoglobins (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Hypertension (complications)
  • Kidney
  • Kidney Function Tests
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Dysfunction Scores
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic (complications)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Severity of Illness Index

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