title: [Treatment of renal artery stenosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment of renal artery stenosis with angioplasty may be performed in patients with renovascular hypertension, ischaemic renal failure, or to preserve renal function.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1982 to 1993 Rikshospitalet performed 591 renal angioplasties in 419 patients with significant renal artery stenoses. Clinical and angiographic follow-ups were performed up until 1996.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In patients with atherosclerotic disease, the acute success rate was 94%, primary patency 60%, and secondary patency 74%. The results were better for fibromuscular dysplasia. Patients with the highest blood pressure and those with recent onset of hypertension had the largest decrease in blood pressure. Renal angioplasty of bilateral stenosis or stenosis to a single functioning kidney preserved renal function in patients with normal to moderately reduced renal function. There were no overall positive effects on blood pressure and renal function in patients with serum creatinine > 250 mumol/l.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Renal angioplasty can be done in selected patients with renal artery stenosis. The selection of patients for renal angioplasty is important in order to increase the clinical success rate. Clinical as well as angiographic follow-ups for detection of restenosis are mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling-nyreseksjon, Rikshospitalet 0027 Oslo. dagpauls@online.no
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paulsen
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kløw
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fauchald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*