Fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerosis are the causes of renal artery stenosis. Indications to con-sider stenting of atherosclerotic renovascular disease include refractory hypertension and ...

Recent trials of percutaneous revascularization for the treatment of renal artery stenosis have been disappointing. In many cases, essential hypertension coexists with the presence of renal artery ...

A CT angiogram can provide detailed imagery of the blood vessels that go into the kidneys to help diagnose renal artery stenosis. (Photo Credit: ZEPHYR/Science Source) Most of the time, renal artery ...

Renal hypertension, a type of secondary hypertension, is often caused by renal artery stenosis, where arteries leading to the kidneys narrow, potentially leading to kidney failure if untreated. While ...

Factors that may play a role in these disappointing results regarding preservation of renal function include the global burden of atherosclerosis, renal parenchymal and small vessel arterial disease, ...

Ablating the sympathetic nerves in accessory renal arteries might help enhance the blood pressure-lowering effects of renal denervation, a study of tissues from human cadavers suggests. Though ...

Ex vivo renal artery reconstruction is an extensive procedure used to treat complex aneurysms of the artery that supplies your kidney. It involves removing your kidney, repairing the artery, and ...

AS A result of Goldblatt's studies on experimental hypertension, reported in 1937, 1 there has been a revival of interest and investigation in renal-artery occlusion as a cause of hypertension in man.

OCCLUSION of both renal arteries or their branches by emboli is not a common cause of acute anuria. Recognition of this entity is important, nevertheless, for a combination of prompt surgical ...