title: Renovascular hypertension: comparison of medical and surgical therapy.
abstract: 1. Results of medical and surgical therapy were compared in 28 patients with hypertension and unilateral renovascular ischaemia. 2. Renal function remained normal in both groups throughout the study period. After 6 months of follow-up systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly lower in the surgically treated patients. After 12 months of follow-up there was no significant difference between the two groups in diastolic blood pressure and after 24 months of follow-up there was no significant difference between the two groups in either systolic or diastolic blood pressure. 3. Sixty per cent of surgically treated patients were cured 6 months after operation, but only 40% remained cured after 24 months of follow-up. 4. All patients cured at 6 months who subsequently required antihypertensive medication had arteriosclerotic renovascular disease.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000628:therapy*; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine