Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the renal artery

Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) has been employed in 70 renal arteries utilizing the balloon angioplasty technique described by Grüntzig for peripheral vessels. The procedure has been employed both in patients with normal renal function and in selected patients with decreased rena...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1980-11, Vol.3 (4), p.197-204
Main Author: Schwarten, D E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catheterization - methods
Dilatation - methods
Humans
Hypertension, Renovascular - etiology
Radiography
Renal Artery - diagnostic imaging
Renal Artery Obstruction - complications
Renal Artery Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Renal Artery Obstruction - therapy
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Summary:Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) has been employed in 70 renal arteries utilizing the balloon angioplasty technique described by Grüntzig for peripheral vessels. The procedure has been employed both in patients with normal renal function and in selected patients with decreased renal function The complication rate has been low (5.7%), and no patient has required operative intervention as a result of a complication sustained during PTRA. The early results of PTRA compare favorably to those achieved through operative revascularization. An assessment of the duration of PTRA's effects must however, await the results of long-term follow-up.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/BF02552724