Factors that may play a role in these disappointing results regarding preservation of renal function include the global burden of atherosclerosis, renal parenchymal and small vessel arterial disease, ...

Recent trials of percutaneous revascularization for the treatment of renal artery stenosis have been disappointing. In many cases, essential hypertension coexists with the presence of renal artery ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. A total of 947 patients with renal-artery stenosis and either systolic ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A commonly used stenting procedure to ...

NEW ORLEANS—Renal artery angioplasty and stenting may help improve outcomes in kidney transplant recipients who have stenosis in their transplanted renal artery, researchers reported at the Society of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experts said there is not enough published data to guide physicians on whether stenting the renal artery makes a ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 1, 2008) — The largest-ever randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness of catheter-based interventions in patients with narrowing of the renal artery has shown that ...

Stenosis of the renal artery by extrinsic compression is an infrequent cause of renovascular hypertension. In rare cases the compression is because of the presence of fibres from a crus of the ...

Study shows no advantage in revascularization over medical treatment for renal function. CHICAGO—Revascularization provides no advantage over medical treatment for renal function in patients with ...

The latest randomized trial to investigate the benefits of percutaneous revascularization for renal artery stenosis (RAS) finds no improvement with stenting vs. medical therapy alone across all ...

The role of endovascular therapy in patients with renal artery stenosis continues to be very controversial. Two reports have added notable findings to the growing body of evidence on this subject. The ...

People who suffer from a narrowing of the arteries that lead to the kidneys, or renal artery stenosis, do not experience better outcomes when renal stenting is used finds a national research trial.