Cardiac events in hypertensive patients with renal artery stenosis treated with renal angioplasty or drug therapy: Meta-analysis of randomized trials

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1209-1214

  Pierdomenico, Sante D ^a   Pierdomenico, Anna M ^a   Cuccurullo, Chiara ^a   Mancini, Mariantonietta ^a   Di Carlo, Silvio ^a   Cuccurullo, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

angioplasty; blood pressure; cardiovascular events; hypertension; medical therapy; renal artery stenosis

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STENT;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; STENTS;

EID: 84867744313     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.110     Document Type: Article

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