Captopril-stimulated renography is widely used to screen selected groups of hypertensive
patients for renal vascular disease. Evaluation of the test is a complex task. Lack of …

Background Captopril renography (CR) has been shown to improve the effectiveness of
renal scintigraphy in renovascular hypertension, by inhibiting angiotensin-converting …

This work was undertaken to identify, in hypertensive patients suspected of having
renovascular hypertension (RVH), scintigraphic images and curves whose interpretation …

Renal artery stenosis is an important and potentially curable cause of hypertension.
Captopril renography is now recognized to have a high sensitivity and specificity in its …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of captopril renography to
detect renovascular hypertension (RVH) using the standardized test criteria established at …

The diagnostic work-up of renovascular hypertension is still controversial. The efficacy of
renal scintigraphy with technetium-99m diethylene triamine penta-acetate (DTPA) before …

Abstract PURPOSE AND DESIGN OF STUDY: Asymmetric-induced changes of the
renogram under angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition (ACE-i), ie lateralization, is …

Captopril radionuclide test (CRT) has been introduced in clinical practice as a screening test
for renovascular hypertension, since it allows the detection of the decrease of glomerular …

Captopril renography is a reliable, widely used test for the functional diagnosis of
renovascular hypertension. Well-recognized drawbacks of the procedure include reduced …

Advances in renal angiography and revascularization techniques have renewed interest in
developing a better noninvasive screening test for identifying patients with potentially …