Long-term hypertension caused by worsening renal artery stenosis can cause kidney failure. The use of medications to relax ...

In renal artery stenosis, the kidneys send hormones telling the body to hold onto more salt and water, increasing blood pressure and leading to high blood pressure (hypertension). Atherosclerosis ...

It usually presents in one of three forms: asymptomatic renal artery stenosis, renovascular hypertension, or ischemic nephropathy. This complexity often makes diagnostic and management decisions ...

A discussion of a challenging case of renal artery denervation for resistant hypertension. Hypertension (HTN) is estimated to ...

For now, renal denervation should be considered only in adherent and truly resistant patients with severe hypertension, in whom all other efforts to reduce blood pressure have failed, preferably ...

Severe CHF. Severe aortic stenosis. Biliary obstruction. Hepatic or severe renal dysfunction. Renal artery stenosis. Severe obstructive coronary disease. Monitor BP, electrolytes and renal function.