Renal-Artery Stenosis
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- 8 February 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 344 (6), 431-442
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200102083440607
Abstract
Primary diseases of the renal arteries often involve the large renal arteries, whereas secondary diseases are frequently characterized by small-vessel and intrarenal vascular disease. In this article, we will concentrate on the two most common primary diseases of the renal arteries — atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis and fibromuscular dysplasia — and their association with two common clinical syndromes, hypertension and ischemic nephropathy. The relations among renal-artery stenosis, hypertension, and renal excretory dysfunction are complex (Figure 1). Renal-artery stenosis may occur alone (isolated anatomical renal-artery stenosis) or in association with hypertension, renal insufficiency (ischemic nephropathy), or both.Prevalence and Natural HistoryFibromuscular . . .Keywords
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