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Renovascular hypertension: an update.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18607138     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Renovascular hypertension, the most common remediable cause of elevated blood pressure, is a controversial topic, but most authorities agree on several principles. The absolute risk of renovascular hypertension for a specific patient can be estimated using only clinical information, thereby sparing many patients further expensive and potentially dangerous evaluations. Patients with a high absolute risk of renovascular hypertension should have angiography only if they are willing to undergo revascularization if warranted. A screening test (captopril renography, Doppler ultrasonography, magnetic resonance angiography, or computed tomography) is recommended for those with an intermediate absolute risk. Angioplasty should be offered to patients with fibromuscular dysplasia. Whether intensive medical therapy (including an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker) for atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension is improved by angioplasty plus stent placement may be answered by ongoing studies, the largest of which may be the National Institutes of Health-funded Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic Lesions (CORAL) trial.
Authors:
William J Elliott
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1524-6175     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-08     Completed Date:  2008-10-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100888554     Medline TA:  J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  522-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. welliott@rush.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty, Balloon
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / therapeutic use
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Hypertension, Renovascular* / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  epidemiology,  physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Prevalence
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; 0/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Antihypertensive Agents

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