title: Three cases of hypertension and renal arteriovenous fistula with a de novo fistula.
abstract: The Renal Arteriovenous Fistula (RAVF) is a rare and potentially reversible cause of hypertension and kidney and/or heart failure. The treatment of RAVF aims at preserving the most of the renal parenchyma and, concomitantly, eradicating the symptoms and hemodynamic effects caused by the RAVF. The present study reports three cases of RAVF, including one case of a de novo idiopathic RAVF, which presented with hypertension and kidney and/or heart failure and describes the therapeutic measures used to treat these patients as well as the outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nefrologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. nataliamelo@ymail.com
authors.forename: Natalia Correa Vieira
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Juliano Sacramento
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mundim
authors.forename: Elerson Carlos
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Costalonga
authors.forename: Antonio Marmo
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lucon
authors.forename: Jose Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Santello
authors.forename: Jose Nery
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Praxedes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012082:Renal Veins