renal artery obstruction/obesity

Pediatric hypertension guidelines recommend Doppler renal ultrasonography as a screening study for the evaluation of possible renal artery stenosis (RAS) in normal-weight children ≥ 8 years of age who are suspected of having RAS and who will cooperate with the procedure. Obese children are excluded

Renal artery stenosis may be a cause of hypertension and a potential contributor to progressive renal insufficiency. However, the prevalence of renal artery disease in a general population is poorly defined. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of angiographically-determined

BACKGROUND The DRASTIC model based on nine variables (age, gender, recent onset of hypertension, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), abdominal bruit, atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia and creatininemia) has been proposed to predict renal artery stenosis (RAS) occurrence. METHODS In a prospective

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a common manifestation of generalized atherosclerosis, frequently involving other vascular districts, particularly the coronary tree. Duplex ultrasonography is the diagnostic procedure of choice for screening outpatients for RAS. We report a case of metabolic syndrome

To evaluate the possible role of the kidney in the enhanced metabolic clearance rate (MCR) of GH in obesity, we studied the kinetics of GH and renal fractional extraction of GH (RFEGH) in 12 male hypertensive patients over a wide range of body weights (71.7-129 kg) while undergoing contrast

BACKGROUND Atheromatous renal artery stenosis (ARAS) often coexists with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study evaluated the prevalence of three polymorphisms: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (Ins/Del), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) Glu298Asp, and

BACKGROUND The established risk factors for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity, smoking, old age and family history. In the last few years, several emerging risk factors have been proposed as predictors of ARAS, namely

We present a case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) in a female patient of 45 years, obese (BMI = 39 kg/sqm), hypertensive since 2005, with diabetes mellitus treated with diet and diabetes insipidus in whom, during a routine control, the following has been found: serum creatinine 1.74

OBJECTIVE Although obesity has been associated with improved survival on dialysis, its effects on renal transplantation outcomes remain unclear. Herein we aimed to evaluate the effect of obesity on posttransplantation complications. METHODS A retrospective analysis of consecutive renal transplant

The Jackson Heart Study will be an epidemiological study of African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, to identify risk factors for development and progression of cardiovascular disease. One of the potential risk factors to be assessed in this study is renal vascular disease. Atherosclerotic renal

Although obesity has been associated with improved survival on dialysis, its short-and long-term effects on renal transplantation outcomes remain unclear. Herein, we evaluate the short-term and intermediate long-term effects of obesity on first-time renal transplant patients. A retrospective

Obesity remains a prominent public health concern. Obesity not only contributes greatly to cardiovascular events but has also been identified to initiate and affect the progression of preexisting chronic kidney disease. The prevalence of renal artery stenosis is growing world-wide, especially in the

Obesity-metabolic disorders (ObM) often accompany renal artery stenosis (RAS). We hypothesized that the coexistence of ObM and RAS magnifies inflammation and microvascular remodeling in the stenotic kidney (STK) and aggravates renal scarring. Twenty-eight obesity-prone Ossabaw pigs were studied

OBJECTIVE To assess SH U 508A in the diagnosis of suspected renal arterial stenosis by means of ultrasonography (US) and to confirm the safety of SH U 508A in a clinical setting. METHODS A randomized crossover study was performed in 198 patients from 14 European centers who were referred for renal

Renovascular hypertension occasionally manifests as an electrolyte disorder. The combination of hyponatremia and renovascular hypertension is known as hyponatremic-hypertensive syndrome. This syndrome was initially reported in children. Here, we describe a 45 year-old Saudi man who was admitted to