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 ...

The performance of digital subtraction angiography (DSA)-guided tunneled dialysis catheters (TDC) is superior to that of ultrasound-guided TDC in renal replacement therapy, according to a study ...

"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 ...

Noninvasive modalities, including duplex ultrasonography, renal scintigraphy, CT angiography and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), may usefully contribute to diagnosis and treatment planning in ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is one of the causes of both arterial hypertension (renovascular hypertension) and chronic kidney disease (ischaemic nephropathy). The most common aetiology of RAS is ...

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 ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

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 ...

Using coronary angiography to test whether a patient's heart is fit enough to undergo kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, researchers found. Among patients with advanced chronic ...

There is very little clinical feedback during renal artery intervention. The patient may have back or abdominal pain during balloon inflation and this can be an important point for operator feedback ...

PARIS, France—Two new renal denervation (RDN) systems seem to be safe and effective in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, according to presentations here at EuroPCR 2023. In the SMART trial, a ...

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 ...