Angioplasty for atheromatous renal artery stenosis: Current knowledge and trial results awaited

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 507-508

  Srivastava, S ^a   Beevers, D G ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ATHEROMA; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORBIDITY; NEPHRECTOMY; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; STENTS;

EID: 34347391101     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002186     Document Type: Note

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