Stenting for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.
Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is the most common cause of renal artery stenosis in the adult population. ARAS may result in progressive renal impairment, renovascular hypertension, and/or cardiac disturbance syndromes. Because medical therapy does not affect the progressive nature of this disease process, more aggressive treatments are needed to definitively treat ARAS. When performed correctly, renal artery stenting has been shown to stabilize or improve renal function and/or renovascular hypertension in 65-70% of carefully selected patients with ARAS. Therefore, percutaneous renal artery stenting should be considered the primary treatment for patients with symptomatic ARAS.
Carr
Thomas M
TM
Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. tmc6w@virginia.edu
Sabri
Saher S
SS
Turba
Ulku C
UC
Park
Auh-Whan
AW
Saad
Wael E A
WE
Angle
J Fritz
JF
Matsumoto
Alan H
AH
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome