Is chronic kidney disease associated with angiographic coronary artery disease?
CKD patients have a high prevalence of obstructive coronary disease, which may contribute to their high cardiovascular mortality.
In Child-Pugh score ≥ B8 cirrhotic patients, persistent CRP levels ≥ 29 mg/L predicted short-term mortality independently of age, MELD, and co-morbidities, and better than infection or clinically-assessed SIRS.