Renal artery stenosis is increasingly diagnosed in patients ... a series of 139 RAS treated in 119 patients with occlusion balloon (46 procedures) and other filters (EPI: n = 66, Angioguard ...

In addition, in individuals with unexplained pulmonary edema or heart failure with known significant renal stenosis ... studies have identified renal artery angioplasty and stenting as a safe ...

A small balloon at the end of the catheter ... medications are not effective at treating renal artery stenosis, a procedure ...

Medically reviewed by Jenny A. Dhingra, MD Balloon angioplasty, also known as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is ...