These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.
Pubmed for Handhelds
PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS
Search MEDLINE/PubMed
Title: [Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the treatment of 79 cases of reno-vascular hypertension]. Author: Zhang J, Dong Z, Yu H. Journal: Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi; 1996 Jul; 34(7):427-9. PubMed ID: 9590797. Abstract: 79 cases of reno-vascular hypertension were treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTRA) during 1981-1994. Athrosclerosis as the etiology of renal artery lesions was noted in 14 cases (17.7%), arteritis in 57 (72.2%), and fibro-muscular dysplasia in 8 (10.1%). The success rate of PTRA was 94.8%. The morbidity rate was 3.8%. There was no mortality in this series. The cure-improvement rate after average follow-up of 44.8 months was 73.4%. It was 75.4% in the group of arteritis. We conclude that PTRA should be considered as the first choice for the treatment of renovascular hypertension, especially to the arteritis patients.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]