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SUBMITTER: Mehta AN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2900976 | biostudies-other | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Mehta Ankit N AN Fenves Andrew A
Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) 20100701 3
Renal artery stenosis and renovascular hypertension are important considerations in patients with hypertension that is difficult to control. The diagnosis may also have prognostic significance for progressive renal disease. The most common causes of renal artery stenosis are atherosclerotic disease and fibromuscular dysplasia. The pathophysiology of renal artery stenosis is reviewed, and the pros and cons of various imaging studies in the appropriate clinical setting are discussed. Treatment inc ...[more]