Abstract purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and
clinical usefulness of renography performed in combination with captopril administration …

To improve the diagnosis and forecast the response to surgery or renal angioplasty in
patients with hypertension and renal artery stenosis, we employed a simplified captopril …

To enhance diagnosis and predict improvement in blood pressure control following surgery
or renal angioplasty in patients with hypertension and renal artery stenosis (RAS), we …

• In a 56-year-old man with severe familial hypertension and unilateral renal artery stenosis,
captopril induced striking changes in the renograms of the affected kidney. After injection of …

Captopril-stimulated renography is emerging as a useful diagnostic tool in the evaluation of
the hypertensive patient. The primary indica tion for renography with angiotensin convert ing …

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced renal failure has been reported in
bilateral renal artery stenosis and in stenosis in solitary kidneys, but not in unilateral renal …

The goal of this study was to assess the value of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the
early systolic rise on Doppler waveforms obtained before and after administration of …

Eighty-six hypertensive patients with clinical suspicion of renovascular hypertension (RVH)
were evaluated by captopril renal scintigraphy (CRS) and intra-arterial digital subtraction …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the modifications of Doppler ultrasound waveform morphology after
inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme with captopril to increase the sensitivity of …

Captopril was administered (1 mg/kg of body weight) to 37 unselected hypertensive patients
undergoing bilateral renal vein catheterization to determine its safety and efficacy in …