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Renovascular hypertension

  • Renal artery stenosis is the cause of renovascular hypertension in what percentage of hypertensive patients?
  • What are the therapeutic options for patients with renal artery stenosis?
  • What is the 5-year patency rate for PTA when the procedure is performed on patients with renal artery stenosis caused by atherosclerotic narrowing?
  • What is the cause of acute renovascular hypertension?
  • What is the cause of chronic renovascular hypertension?
  • What is the mechanism leading to increased blood pressure?
  • What is the pathologic appearance of the affected kidney?
  • What is the shrunken ischemic kidney of renal artery stenosis called?
  • What studies are appropriate for the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis?
  • What type of lesion responds poorly to PTA?
  • What would be seen on an IVP of a patient with unilateral renal artery stenosis?

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