title: [Renal artery angioplasty].
abstract: In the 59 hypertensive patients submitted to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the renal artery, there was an immediate success in the blood pressure in 91.5% and a later one of 79.6%. In these patients we obtained better results: 81.4% in the unilateral lesions, more than in the bilateral ones--72.7%; 82.5% in the renal artery trunk lesions, more than in the ostium ones--71.4%; 88.9% in the lesions of fibromuscular origin, more than in the aterosclerotic ones--75%; 84.4% in up to 55 years old patients, more than in older ones--71.4%. These differences were not significant. The results of renal angioplasty in renovascular hypertension suggest this type of intervention as an alternative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pisco
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Carvalheiro
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pego
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*