American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 162, 853-857, Copyright © 1994 by American Roentgen Ray Society

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Renal artery angioplasty for renovascular hypertension and preservation of renal function: long-term angiographic and clinical follow-up

F Losinno, A Zuccala, F Busato and P Zucchelli
Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale M. Malpighi, Policlinico S. Orsola- Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.

OBJECTIVE. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of stenoses of the renal artery can be used to treat hypertension and renal insufficiency. Although many studies have been published on the short-term results of this procedure, few long-term studies are available. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. One hundred ninety-five patients (123 men and 72 women 19-79 years old; mean age, 56 years) with stenosis of the renal artery and hypertension underwent renal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty at our institution. The stenosis was unilateral in 66% of patients, bilateral in 26%, and in a solitary functioning kidney in 8%. Renal insufficiency was present in 31% of patients. After renal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, long-term clinical and angiographic follow-up was evaluated by life-table analysis. RESULTS. In patients with fibromuscular disease, blood pressure returned to normal in 57%, improved in 21%, and was unchanged in 21%. In patients with atherosclerotic stenosis, blood pressure returned to normal in 12%, improved in 51%, and was unchanged in 37%. After percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, renal function improved in 48% of patients with renal insufficiency due to bilateral stenosis or stenosis in the single functioning kidney, whereas none of the patients with unilateral stenosis of renal artery and renal insufficiency had any notable improvement. Long-term follow-up showed a high rate (82%) of patency of revascularized arteries and a low rate (21%) of hypertension recurrence at 5 years. CONCLUSION. Renal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is useful for treating hypertension and for reestablishing renal function. Its effects on blood pressure and renal function are long-lasting in the large majority of patients.
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