Cardiovascular diseases are major causes of mortality in chronic renal failure patients before and after renal transplantation. Among them, coronary disease presents a particular risk; however, risk predictors have been used to diagnose coronary heart disease. This study evaluated the frequency and importance of clinical predictors of coronary artery disease in chronic renal failure patients undergoing dialysis who were renal transplant candidates, and assessed a previously developed scoring system.Coronary angiographies conducted between March 2008 and April 2013 from 99 candidates for renal transplantation from two transplant centers in São Paulo state were analyzed for associations between significant coronary artery diseases (≥70

作者：Emerson, de Albuquerque Seixas；Beatriz Leone, Carmello；Christiane Akemi, Kojima；Mariana Moraes, Contti；Luiz Gustavo, Modeli de Andrade；José Roberto, Maiello；Fernando Antonio, Almeida；Luis Cuadrado, Martin

来源：Renal failure 2015 年 37卷 4期