Researchers have found that renal denervation in patients with hypertension is associated in significant improvements in systolic blood pressure.

High cholesterol can lead to the buildup of fatty deposits within arteries throughout the body, causing complications like ...

Medtronic reported that it has begun testing an expansion of its renal denervation approach for dropping stubbornly high ...

Actor George Wendt, 76, died suddenly at his Los Angeles home on May 20. His death certificate revealed health issues that contributed to his death.

In addition, while renal arteriograghy is the accepted gold standard for diagnosing renal artery disease, it is well established that percentage angiographic diameter stenosis is an insensitive ...

Introduction Peripheral artery disease (PAD) typically refers to atherosclerotic narrowing and/or occlusion of all arterial disease other than coronary arteries and the aorta (carotid and vertebral ...

Researchers have found in a new research that Serum creatinine levels, pre-revascularization peak systolic velocity of the renal artery, and post-intervention acute kidney injury are independent ...

At microscopical examination, section of the right renal artery through the point of occlusion showed an over-all decrease in the external diameter of the vessel as compared with the left.

Renal artery stenosis—present in our patient's left kidney due to calcification—and sleep apnoea may cause erythrocytosis. In patients with post-transplant erythrocytosis, a smoking history should be ...

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a key driver of a blood vessel disorder known as fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) which ...

Conclusions— A binary angiographic classification into unifocal or multifocal renal artery FMD is straightforward and discriminates 2 groups of patients with different clinical phenotypes.

Abstract Background— Mild renal insufficiency is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events in women with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the relationship between mild renal ...