Percutaneous renal artery intervention versus medical therapy in patients with renal artery stenosis: A meta-analysis

EuroIntervention

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 844-851

  Shetty, Ranjith ^a   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe G L ^b   Abbate, Antonio ^a   Amin, Mitesh S ^a   Jovin, Ion S ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Meta analysis; Percutaneous intervention; Renal artery stenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ANGIOPLASTY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS RENAL ARTERY INTERVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 82655181522     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV7I7A132     Document Type: Review

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