Case of severe hypertension and nephrotic range proteinuria [PDF]
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Bursztyn, Michael +4 more
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Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting as Heart Failure in a 19-Year-Old Female
This report presents the case of this atypical presentation of a rare disease in a 19-year-old female with cardiomyopathy and hypertension. Investigation revealed renovascular stenosis, infarcts, and active vasculitis pathognomonic for Takayasu arteritis
Andrew R. Benck, MD +7 more
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Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators: A New Tool in Renal Hypertension Research [PDF]
Hypertension is ranked as the third cause of disability-adjusted life-years. The percentage of the population suffering from hypertension will continue to increase over the next years.
Schleifenbaum, Johanna, Zhong, Cheng
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Renal artery stenosis-when to screen, what to stent? [PDF]
Renal artery stensosis (RAS) continues to be a problem for clinicians, with no clear consensus on how to investigate and assess the clinical significance of stenotic lesions and manage the findings.
A Losito +80 more
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Optimized Blood Pressure Control and Medication Burden Reduction in Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis Patients Without Pickering Syndrome: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Bilateral renal artery stenosis is a major cause of secondary hypertension, yet the benefits of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty and stenting in patients without Pickering syndrome remain uncertain. This retrospective study evaluated its effects on blood pressure control, medication burden, and renal function stability in 69 ...
Shen S +5 more
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Open Partial Nephrectomy for Pediatric Renovascular Hypertension
Pediatric renovascular hypertension is typically managed with revascularization, angioplasty, or radical nephrectomy. We describe the case of a 13-year-old boy with medically refractory renovascular hypertension who presented to our institution after a ...
Matt S. Ashley +2 more
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Experimental rat models of chronic allograft nephropathy: a review [PDF]
Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is the leading cause of late allograft loss after renal transplantation (RT), which continues to remain an unresolved problem. A rat model of CAN was first described in 1969 by White et al. Although the rat model of RT
Haylor, John, Shrestha, Badri
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Inflammation in the central nervous system is being considered a key player linked to neurogenic hypertension. Using combined in vivo and in vitro approaches, we investigated the effects of central inhibition of TNF-α on blood pressure, sympathetic tone,
Alynne Carvalho-Galvão +5 more
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Renovascular disease, particularly when associated with atherosclerosis, is a common cofactor in accelerating hypertension and deteriorating renal function. With increased longevity and effective antihypertensive medications, the prevalence of vascular lesions affecting renal viability is increasing, possibly accounting for 15% of end-stage renal ...
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Nitric Oxide Bioavailability and Its Potential Relevance to the Variation in Susceptibility to the Renal and Vascular Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes [PDF]
OBJECTIVE—We compared the renal and systemic vascular (renovascular) response to a reduction of bioavailable nitric oxide (NO) in type 2 diabetic patients without nephropathy and of African and Caucasian heritage.
Barron, J +4 more
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