The presence of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis identifies patients with more diffuse and severe arterial disease. Aggressive risk factor modification, along with antiplatelet therapy ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is common among patients with atherosclerosis, and is found in 20–30% of individuals who undergo diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Renal artery duplex ...

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

Atherosclerosis (a buildup of cholesterol plaque in arteries) is the most common cause of blockages in the renal arteries. Depending on the severity, renal artery stenosis can impair kidney ...

For these reasons, a multicenter randomized clinical trial, the METRAS study (Medical and Endovascular Treatment of atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis), was recently designed with the main aim ...

Back to Healio In patients with renovascular disease who undergo endovascular stenting for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, drug-eluting stents appear to be superior to bare-metal stents in ...

Atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis is a common problem in the elderly. Despite two randomized trials that did not show a benefit of renal-artery stenting with respect to kidney function ...

(Photo Credit: ZEPHYR/Science Source) Most of the time, renal artery stenosis is caused by atherosclerosis, a process in which plaque made up of fats, cholesterol, and other materials builds up on ...

The two leading causes of renal artery stenosis include atherosclerosis and fibromuscular dysplasia. Atherosclerosis causes ...

More than 90% of the time, renal artery stenosis is caused by atherosclerosis, a process in which plaque made up of fats, cholesterol, and other materials builds up on the walls of the blood ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a condition in which ... RAS is primarily caused by a buildup of fatty substances and cholesterol (atherosclerosis) in the renal arteries. These substances harden ...