Renal Artery Stenting: Efficacy and Complications

Title: Renal Artery Stenting: Efficacy and Complications

Volume: 5 Issue: 1

Author(s): Mohsen Bannazadeh and Timur Sarac

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

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).

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Bannazadeh Mohsen and Sarac Timur, Renal Artery Stenting: Efficacy and Complications, Current Hypertension Reviews 2009; 5 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340209787314342