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Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for the treatment of renovascular hypertension with an atrophic kidney

Renovascular hypertension is an important cause of secondary hypertension. We present the case of a 61-year-old man with renovascular hypertension caused by chronic total occlusion of the left renal artery resulting in an atrophic kidney. Although renography indicated almost no residual function of...

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Autores principales: Maruyama, Keisuke, Chinda, Junko, Kabara, Maki, Nakagawa, Naoki, Fujino, Takayuki, Takeuchi, Toshiharu, Hasebe, Naoyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24384893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00380-013-0457-4
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Sumario:Renovascular hypertension is an important cause of secondary hypertension. We present the case of a 61-year-old man with renovascular hypertension caused by chronic total occlusion of the left renal artery resulting in an atrophic kidney. Although renography indicated almost no residual function of the left kidney, renal vein sampling showed a significant increase of renin secretion in the left kidney. The endocrine function of the left kidney was believed to be preserved; thus, we performed percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with stent placement. After the procedure, the patient’s blood pressure decreased gradually to within the normal range without adverse events. The laboratory data on endocrine function and the renography findings drastically improved. Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty is a promising therapeutic procedure for renovascular hypertension with an atrophic kidney.