Current Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Renal Artery Stenosis: A Cardiologic Perspective

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-286

  Haller, Christlieb ^a   Keim, Matthias ^b  

^a Hegau Klinikum   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; STATIN;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECISION MAKING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0346249878     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-0620(03)00074-4     Document Type: Article

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