Is renal artery stenting the correct treatment of renal artery stenosis? Case against angioplasty and stenting of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.
2007
Lance D Dworkin, and
Kenneth A Jamerson
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA. ldworkin@lifespan.org
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D006977
Hypertension, Renal
Persistent high BLOOD PRESSURE due to KIDNEY DISEASES, such as those involving the renal parenchyma, the renal vasculature, or tumors that secrete RENIN.
A branch of the abdominal aorta which supplies the kidneys, adrenal glands and ureters.
Arteries, Renal,Artery, Renal,Renal Arteries
D012078
Renal Artery Obstruction
Narrowing or occlusion of the RENAL ARTERY or arteries. It is due usually to ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM, or external pressure. The reduced renal perfusion can lead to renovascular hypertension (HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR).
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001161
Arteriosclerosis
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
Arterioscleroses
D015607
Stents
Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.