The evaluation of routine selective arteriography in the investigation of renovascular hypertension.
A comparison of lesions discovered by selective renal arteriograms with abnormalities observed on abdominal aortograms was made in 100 consecutive hypertensive patients. Twenty-one lesions not seen on aortograms were found by selection. Eight patients with a normal aortogram had lesions. An abnormality was discovered in at least one study in 58 patients. The increased rate of lesion detection by selective studies outweighs the slight risk of complications.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001027:Aortography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging