Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Renal denervation does not appear to yield a significant reduction in renal artery dimensions on quantitative ...

SURGICAL relief of hypertension often depends on the removal of renal-artery obstruction. 1–8 The key to this procedure is the renal arteriogram, which allows a visualization of the renal vessels for ...

Dr. Conti: I'm Richard Conti in Hawaii. With me is Dr. Michael Jaff, a recognized vascular medicine expert, and we're talking about the controversy surrounding "Renal Artery Intervention: Who Gets ...

Renal arteriography is an imaging test or X-ray used to see the blood vessels in your kidneys. The test can help your doctor identify different health conditions. These include aneurysms (ballooning ...

"These are disappointing results of this device and drug combination. However, RONDA is a small study and the conclusions that can be obtained are limited." Presenter: Matthew J. Price, MD (Scripps ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “As a result of that, there is widespread utilization of these interventions in clinical practice, despite the ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary angiography raises the risk of long-term mortality, end-stage renal disease, and hospitalization for cardiovascular and renal events, according to a study ...

MONTREAL—Patients who experience acute kidney injury (AKI) after undergoing coronary angiography have more than double the long-term risk of dying and a 74% greater likelihood of being hospitalized ...

kidney cross section The role of renal denervation in hypertension treatment still needs to be determined. Ultrasound renal denervation lowers systolic blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate ...

The cardiac evaluation and management of patients with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease prior to renal transplantation is a collaborative effort between nephrologists and cardiologists. Concerns ...

Direct mechanisms of kidney injury from exposure to contrast agents are thought to be due to nephrotoxic effects on the tubular epithelium, leading to loss of function, apoptosis, and eventually, ...