Stenting for Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis

Thomas M. Carr, Saher S. Sabri, Ulku C. Turba, Auh Whan Park, Wael E.A. Saad, J. Fritz Angle, Alan H. Matsumoto

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Abstract

Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is the most common cause of renal artery stenosis in the adult population. ARAS may result in progressive renal impairment, renovascular hypertension, and/or cardiac disturbance syndromes. Because medical therapy does not affect the progressive nature of this disease process, more aggressive treatments are needed to definitively treat ARAS. When performed correctly, renal artery stenting has been shown to stabilize or improve renal function and/or renovascular hypertension in 65-70% of carefully selected patients with ARAS. Therefore, percutaneous renal artery stenting should be considered the primary treatment for patients with symptomatic ARAS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)134-145
Number of pages12
JournalTechniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • renal artery stenosis
  • stenting technique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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