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

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test performance of duplex
sonographic parameters in screening for hemodynamically significant renal artery stenosis …

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 …

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of stenoses of the renal artery can be used to treat
hypertension and renal insufficiency. Although many studies have been published on the …

Renovascular hypertension resulting from renal artery stenosis is a potentially curable form
of secondary hypertension. Although uncommon in the general hypertensive population, the …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of duplex ultrasound for the diagnosis of
renovascular disease in a cohort of hypertensive patients. In 78 patients suspected of …

Many different imaging modalities and techniques have been used in the past for the
diagnosis of renal artery stenosis. The ideal accurate, non-invasive and inexpensive …

To evaluate the utility of renal duplex scanning and the captopril test in the detection and
functional assessment of renovascular disease, by comparing their results with those of …

Die aktuelle Leitlinie hat das Ziel einer evidenz-basierten, optimalen Versorgung von
Patienten mit atherosklerotischer Nierenarterienstenose in Deutschland. Sie soll …

The treatment of renal artery stenosis has fundamentally changed in the last 10 years. As the
last guidelines date back to 2008 and were only at the S1 level, it was time to produce new …