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Current Hypertension Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-4021
ISSN (Online): 1875-6506

Renal Artery Stenting: Efficacy and Complications

Author(s): Mohsen Bannazadeh and Timur Sarac

Volume 5, Issue 1, 2009

Page: [7 - 12] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/157340209787314342

Price: $65

Abstract

The physiologic sequelae of Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS) results from narrowing of renal artery lumen which leads to diminished renal perfusion. The consequences of RAS range from asymptomatic to refractory hypertension to ischemic nephropathy eventually leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Keywords: Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS), hypertension, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), nephropathy, etiology


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