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

The term renal artery stenosis (RAS) applies to a cluster of disease conditions with varying etiologies. The most prominent among them are fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS).

Renal artery stenosis is also prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease, where it is reported in the US Medicare population to be 5.5% compared with 0.5% of the overall population.

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is common among patients with atherosclerosis. In this Review, Drs White and Olin outline the clinical problem of atherosclerotic RAS and its diagnosis, and critically ...

Treatment of renal artery stenosis Date: August 22, 2014 Source: University Hospitals Case Medical Center Summary: Renal artery stenting to open blockages in the kidney arteries may benefit ...

Another example of severe aorticoiliac occlusive disease associated with renal-artery stenosis was found in a 68-year-old man with severe ischemic pain in both feet. The arterial-blood pressure ...

Renal artery embolization (RAE) is becoming increasingly recognized as a beneficial adjunct in the treatment of numerous renal diseases. In this Review, the authors discuss the advantages and ...

For the study, patients suspected to have renal artery disease because of uncontrolled blood pressure, mild renal failure and peripheral vascular disease, will have a renal angiography study, the ...

Sometime this sudden rise in Blood pressure to extreme values may lead to stroke, intra cranial bleed, other end organ damageHigh blood pressure Hypertension due to kidney disease is a form of ...

Thompson, J. E., and Smithwick, R. H. Human hypertension due to unilateral renal disease with special reference to renal artery lesions. Angiology 3:493–505, 1952. Crossref ...

Diagnostic Imaging Modalities to Identify Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Disease A number of imaging modalities exist to diagnose RAS, ranging from invasive diagnostic arteriography to noninvasive ...