RENAL disease is instrumental in the generation or maintenance of some forms of systemic arterial hypertension. The experimental production of systolic hypertension by renal artery constriction, by ...

Most renal transplants fail because of chronic allograft nephropathy or because the recipient dies, but no reliable factor predicting long-term outcome has been identified. We tested whether a renal ...

Conventional contrast angiography (more specifically intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography) has long been considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of RVH. Figure 1 demonstrates examples ...

The purpose of a Doppler ultrasound is to check blood flow. Doctors use the findings to help determine whether there is a blockage, narrowing, or leakage in a blood vessel. Healthcare professionals ...

What is Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)? The term “renal” refers to the kidneys and “stenosis” means narrowing. The renal arteries are blood vessels carrying oxygen-rich blood from the aorta in the heart ...

A 38-year-old white woman with a history of hypertension and tobacco smoking was admitted for investigation of secondary hypertension. On physical examination, she was found to have a slender Figure ...

What is Doppler Ultrasound Scan? Ultrasound is a high-frequency sound that you cannot hear but it travels through fluid and soft tissues. However, it bounces back, or echoes, when it hits a more solid ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a condition in which the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys narrow. The renal arteries are responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood to your kidneys, which in ...