Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: Current therapy and future developments

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-162

  Shetty, Ranjith ^a   Amin, Mitesh S ^a   Jovin, Ion S ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BARE METAL STENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 67650535710     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.05.025     Document Type: Review

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