title: Endovascular stenting treatment for drug-refractory hypertension due to ostial stenosis of transplanted renal artery.
abstract: Transplanted renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is one of the major causes of poor blood pressure control, progressive renal dysfunction and finally renal graft failure in uremic patients receiving renal allograft transplantation. Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTA) with stenting is an effective treatment for TRAS but has rarely had validation for the ostial lesions of TRAS. We reported 2 patients developing drug-refractory hypertension along with impaired renal function who received PTA plus stent deployment therapy for severe ostial stenosis of graft renal artery. Both of the patients had improved allograft function gradually, and satisfactory blood pressure control after 3 months follow-up. In conjugation with balloon angioplasty, stenting could provide a safe and effective revascularization strategy in conjunction with balloon angioplasty for ostial lesions of TRAS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Taoyuan Min-Sheng Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Ting-Yu
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Hsin-Bang
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Leu
authors.forename: Tao-Chang
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jaw-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Philip Yu-An
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Mau-Song
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents