A recent study declared duplex ultrasound to be most valuable not only in the screening for renal artery disease but also to estimate its functional significance by means of determination of the ...

In a prospective renal artery duplex ultrasound-based progression study, 84 patients with 139 renal arteries with stenosis were followed for a mean of 13 months. Progression of RAS occurred in 42% ...

Renal-artery stenosis should be considered in the ... RO, Strandness, DE Jr. Renal atrophy and arterial stenosis: a prospective study with duplex ultrasound. Hypertension 1994;23:346-350. ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is the narrowing of one or both arteries carrying blood to the kidneys. ... Duplex ultrasound – which combines traditional ultrasound with Doppler ultrasonography.

Renal artery stenosis can lead to high blood pressure and kidney damage. Learn about its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment approaches.

New results from a clinical trial testing a novel ultrasound therapy for hypertension show the experimental treatment can deliver clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure. The treatment ...

The renal segmental arterial resistance index (the percentage reduction of the end-diastolic flow as compared with the systolic flow) was measured by Doppler ultrasonography in 601 patients at ...

Ultrasound renal denervation injures the sympathetic neurons within the renal artery that contribute to elevated blood pressure. ... no major adverse events or renal artery stenosis greater than ...

An FDA advisory panel voted 10-2 that the benefits of an ultrasound renal denervation system outweigh the risk for use in adults with uncontrolled hypertension who are unresponsive or intolerant ...

BOSTON, MA—Ultrasound-based renal denervation with the Paradise system (ReCor Medical) significantly reduces blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension who are not on antihypertensive ...

Renal artery stenosis is also prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease, ... Duplex ultrasound: 84–98: 62–98: InexpensiveNo radiationFunctional and anatomic dataUseful ...