Primary diseases of the renal arteries often involve the large renal arteries, whereas
secondary diseases are frequently characterized by small-vessel and intrarenal vascular …

Background Prospectively identifying patients whose renal function or blood pressure will
improve after the correction of renal-artery stenosis has not been possible. We evaluated …

Purpose: To summarize and compare the validity of computed tomography angiography,
magnetic resonance angiography, ultrasonography, captopril renal scintigraphy, and the …

Imaging plays a role in the management of patients with acute kidney injury or chronic
kidney disease. However, clinical circumstances strongly impact the appropriateness of …

PURPOSE: We present a retrospective review of a single tertiary hospital experience in
renal artery stent revascularization with distal protection in patients with ischemic …

The prevalence of secondary hypertension can be underestimated if appropriate tests are
not performed. The importance of selecting patients with a high pre-test probability of …

Analysis of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988 to 1994)
suggests that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem (1) …

The membership of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Standards of Practice
Committee represents experts in a broad spectrum of interventional procedures from both …

This article reviews the screening and diagnostic tests used in the detection of significant
renal artery stenosis and renovascular hypertension. After addressing the …

Hypertension is arbitrarily defined as a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mm Hg or
higher, a systolic blood pressure (SBP) equal to or higher than 140 mm Hg, or both, on 3 …