SAN DIEGO, CA—Renal denervation using ultrasound may be more effective than radiofrequency ablation for lowering blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension, a preliminary head-to-head ...

kidney cross section The role of renal denervation in hypertension treatment still needs to be determined. Ultrasound renal denervation lowers systolic blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate ...

Clinical ultrasound is invaluable for detecting atherosclerosis. However, methods to assess vascular areas with atheromatous plaques and their extent remain inconsistent and lack standardisation. To ...

Ablating the sympathetic nerves in accessory renal arteries might help enhance the blood pressure-lowering effects of renal denervation, a study of tissues from human cadavers suggests. Though ...

A CT angiogram can provide detailed imagery of the blood vessels that go into the kidneys to help diagnose renal artery stenosis. (Photo Credit: ZEPHYR/Science Source) Most of the time, renal artery ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Some invasive procedures that are becoming increasingly common as a first line of treatment for patients diagnosed with narrowed arteries in and around the kidneys may not be ...

A 26-year-old woman was seen in the emergency room for recent onset hypertension. She reported no relevant systemic symptoms, clinical evaluation was unremarkable and blood pressure was 250/150 mm Hg.

Atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis is a common problem in the elderly. Despite two randomized trials that did not show a benefit of renal-artery stenting with respect to kidney function, the ...