[Renal artery stenosis: acute congestive heart failure as a possible cause].
Among the different causes of pulmonary edema, there are all the clinical situations with hydrosaline overload. A significant (> 70%) bilateral renal artery stenosis or a unilateral stenosis in the presence of a solitary kidney is one possibility. Recurrent acute pulmonary edema not fully explained on a cardiac basis is rather typical for such a disease in a cardiac patient with moderate renal failure aggravated when angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are used.
Krzesinski
J M
JM
Service de Néphrologie et Hypertension Artérielle (Pr. G. Rorive) CHU Sart Tilman.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors