作者: Jeffrey W. Olin
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摘要: Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is most commonly due to either fibromuscular dysplasia or atherosclerosis. The former predominates in young women while atherosclerosis usually encountered individuals over the age of 55. common clinical manifestation hypertension, which can frequently be cured significantly improved with percutaneous balloon dilation. Atherosclerotic RAS may present renal failure (ischemic nephropathy), recurrent episodes congestive heart and flash pulmonary edema discovered incidentally during an imaging procedure for some other reason. Screening tests have considerably last decade. While captopril renography was utilized almost exclusively past, duplex ultrasound arteries magnetic resonance angiography replaced modalities as screening test choice many centers. Rarely does arteriogram performed diagnostic purposes only. Management consists three possible strategies: medical management, surgical management therapy angioplasty stent implantation. treatment control hypertension patients disease angioplasty. stenting has revascularization atherosclerotic who meet criteria intervention.