Stents were deployed in 83 renal artery lesions of 63 subjects. All were hypertensive and 29 were renal insufficient (RI). Technical success was 99%. Long-term (11.3 f 3.8 months) patency was evaluated with ultrasound in 69 lesions (51 ostial). Technlcal success and long-term patency rates were not
Management of atherosclerotic renovascular disease: the effect of renal artery stenting on renal function and blood pressure
โ Scribed by Kosmas I. Paraskevas; Despina D. Briana; Christos D. Liapis; Despina Perrea
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-1623
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