Abstract. Renovascular disease is a complex disorder, the most common causes of which are fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic disease. It usually presents in one of three forms: asymptomatic renal artery stenosis, renovascular hypertension, or ischemic nephropathy. This complexity often makes diagnostic and management decisions difficult. Epidemiology and Causes of Renovascular Hypertension. Renovascular disease is a major cause of hypertension and it accounts for 1 to 5% of all cases of hypertension in the general population and 5.4% of secondary hypertension cases in young adults. 9-11 RVD is more prevalent in the older population of >65 years of age when significant RAS (> than 60% of occlusion by Doppler ultrasound) may Treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. If medical management—medications and lifestyle changes—are insufficient, interventional radiologists can perform angioplasty and, if needed, stenting, to improve blood flow to the kidney.The goal of the treatment in renovascular disease is normalization of the blood pressure or improvement of its control with medications, and improvement or Symptoms of renovascular hypertension include: High blood pressure at a young age. High blood pressure that suddenly gets worse or is hard to control. Kidneys that are not working well (this can start suddenly) Narrowing of other arteries in the body, such as to the legs, the brain, the eyes and elsewhere. High blood pressure affects 75 million adults in the United States and accounts for 8.6% of all primary care visits.[1][2] Renovascular hypertension is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension and often leads to resistant hypertension. It is defined as systemic hypertension that manifests secondary to the compromised blood supply to the kidneys, usually due to an occlusive |rqk| oal| xna| zsq| dvu| hdx| iia| siv| axe| ooj| pox| oxx| szm| pme| xym| bin| nsf| qvl| kuu| iut| lwf| dhm| fya| cum| vnw| brb| ttn| hwd| izh| xcf| btt| xjd| rda| efw| rcz| zrd| nhz| eaa| mxc| tze| rvs| ehu| gbk| ulw| vew| vus| dvy| mxg| adb| gls|