Serum uric acid as a marker of microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis patients [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Microvascular damage of skin and internal organs is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Serum uric acid (UA) represents a marker of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Amoroso, Antonio +9 more
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Vascular Variations and Anastomosis Techniques in Renal Transplant Donors
Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2015 Purpose: We aimed to share our experience about vascular variations and anastomosis tecniques in renal transplant donors. Material and Methods: 128 donor nephrectomy performed in our hospital between February 2010 and June 2014 were included in our ...
ilker Murat Arer +6 more
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Accessory Renal Artery Stenosis and Secondary Hypertension
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2020 Background. Secondary hypertension is an uncommon cause of hypertension with extensive workup not recommended in most patients; however, further evaluation is generally recommended in young patients presenting with hypertension. Case Presentation.
Ariel A. Chung, Patricia R. Millner
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Bazedoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, reduces cerebral aneurysm rupture in Ovariectomized rats. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundEstrogen deficiency is thought to be responsible for the higher frequency of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in post- than premenopausal women.
Hashimoto, Tomoki +8 more
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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2022 Renal artery stenosis is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension (HTN). Renal artery stenosis-induced HTN can occur in the presence of unilateral or bilateral narrowing and a solitary kidney with stenotic artery, which may subsequently ...
Sadiq F Arab +6 more
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Effect of a Flared Renal Stent on the Performance of Fenestrated Stent-Grafts at Rest and Exercise Conditions [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: To quantify the hemodynamic impact of a flared renal stent on the performance of fenestrated stent-grafts (FSGs) by analyzing flow patterns and wall shear stress–derived parameters in flared and nonflared FSGs in different physiologic scenarios.
Hamady, M, Kandail, H, Xu, XY
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Resistant arterial hypertension in a patient with adrenal incidentaloma multiple steno-obstructive vascular lesions and antiphospholipid syndrome [PDF]
, 2015 Resistant hypertension is defined as above of blood pressure (≤ 140/90 mmHg) despite therapy with three or more antihypertensive drugs of different classes at maximum tolerable doses with one bling a diuretic.
CONCISTRE, ANTONIO +8 more
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ClinicsOBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the presence of clinical symptoms of peripheral artery disease and severe renal artery stenosis in patients referred for renal angiography. METHOD: We included 82 patients with
Thiago Andrade Macedo +6 more
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Pharmacokinetic analysis after implantation of everolimus-eluting self-expanding stents in the peripheral vasculature [PDF]
, 2012 Background: A novel self-expanding drug-eluting stent was designed to release everolimus 225 mu g/cm(2) to prevent restenosis following peripheral arterial intervention.
Hausegger, Klaus A +7 more
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PSEUDOSTENOSIS OF THE RENAL ARTERY [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1966 Pseudostenosis or spasm of the renal artery was seen in approximately 2 per cent of selective renal arteriograms in 159 patients. It is believed to be caused by the mechanical irritation of the catheter or of the injection. It occurs for the most part in younger patients whose renal arteries are otherwise normal.
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