title: Renal artery compromise treated percutaneously in a patient with chronic aortic dissection: a case report.
abstract: Organ malperfusion most commonly occurs in the acute stage of aortic dissection and is associated with a high mortality, but can occur with chronic dissection. We describe a case of a type 3 aortic dissection, which had a stenosed left renal artery originating from the false lumen and causing resistant hypertension. The left renal artery was successfully dilated and stented, with prompt resolution of the patient's hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School and Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas 77225, USA.
authors.forename: Hany M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Awadalla
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Salloum
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Smalling
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents