title: Cutting Balloon Angioplasty (CBA) for the Treatment of Renal Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) in Six Patients: 5-Year Long-Term Results.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate long-term outcomes in terms of hypertension control, recurrent stenosis, and reinterventions from patients who underwent cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA) for symptomatic renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD).
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2011, six consecutive renal artery FMD women underwent CBA for poorly controlled hypertension, despite antihypertensive therapy. Follow-up consisted of blood pressure monitoring and duplex ultrasonography at 1, 6, and 12 months and thereafter annually for 5 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All treatments were technically successful. Recurrence of hypertension was found in two patients within 12 months, and reinterventions were performed using CBA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results show the efficacy of CBA for renal artery FMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio Raffaele
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cotroneo
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Clinical Institute, Department of Medicine, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giammarino
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galasso
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taglialatela
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Timpani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Institute of Radiology, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, Italy. d.gabrielli@rad.unich.it.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019233:Retreatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
keywords: Cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA); Hypertension; Renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)