Ultrasound Doppler renal resistive index: A useful tool for the management of the hypertensive patient

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-153

  Viazzi, Francesca ^a   Leoncini, Giovanna ^a   Derchi, Lorenzo E ^a   Pontremoli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Hypertension; Renal resistive index

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER DERIVED RENAL RESISTIVE INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; RESISTIVE INDEX; TARGET ORGAN; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84891559361     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328365b29c     Document Type: Article

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