Primary diseases of the renal arteries often involve the large renal arteries, whereas
secondary diseases are frequently characterized by small-vessel and intrarenal vascular …

Although the treatment of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis with percutaneous
angioplasty, stenting, and surgical revascularization has gained widespread use, few …

PURPOSE: To perform a meta-analysis of renal arterial stent placement in comparison with
renal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in patients with renal arterial stenosis …

Background Stenting improves the acute results of percutaneous balloon angioplasty for
atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. Predictors of benefit and angiographic restenosis are …

AIM: To review the published literature comparing the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic
resonance angiography (MRA) with and without gadolinium in diagnosing renal artery …

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of renal artery stents in renovascular disease, we
identified 10 descriptive studies containing sufficient information for systematic evaluation …

Purpose: To evaluate the role of percutaneous stenting in the treatment of renal arterial
lesions after failure of balloon angioplasty. Methods: Two hundred ten patients (139 males; …

Abstracts: Stents are small, usually metallic tubes that are intended to prop open arteries
blocked with atherosclerotic plaques. While stents have been used successfully in recent …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of renal artery
angioplasty and stenting utilizing a distal protection device to reduce the risk of …

PURPOSE: We present a retrospective review of a single tertiary hospital experience in
renal artery stent revascularization with distal protection in patients with ischemic …