Three cases of hypertension and renal arteriovenous fistula with a de novo fistula.
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.
Melo
Natalia Correa Vieira
NC
Departamento de Nefrologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. nataliamelo@ymail.com
Mundim
Juliano Sacramento
JS
Costalonga
Elerson Carlos
EC
Lucon
Antonio Marmo
AM
Santello
Jose Luiz
JL
Praxedes
Jose Nery
JN
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