Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 42-51, January 2009

Advances in noninvasive methods for functional evaluation of renovascular disease

  • Lucas S. Aparicio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension Area, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Lucas S. Aparicio, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension Area, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Gascon 450 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: +54 11 4959 0200; fax: +54 11 4958 4454
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  • Gaston F. Boggio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension Area, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Gabriel D. Waisman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension Area, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Juan C. Romero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Received 14 June 2008; accepted 28 August 2008. published online 03 November 2008.

Abstract 

As the number of patients with newly diagnosed renal artery stenosis increases, so has the number of percutaneous transluminal renal-artery angioplasties in the last few years. Deciding the preferred treatment in the clinical setting is fraught with difficulties related to many factors, and there is limited evidence to support angioplasty/stent for any indication. These considerations emphasize the urgent need for improved noninvasive assessment of kidney function in patients with vascular disease. This review will attempt to summarize the available techniques that may potentially be used for measurement of renal function in this context.

Keywords: Renal, stenosis, hypertension, ultrasonography

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(08)00172-1

doi:10.1016/j.jash.2008.08.006

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 42-51, January 2009

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