Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The ...

The two leading causes of renal artery stenosis include atherosclerosis and fibromuscular dysplasia. Atherosclerosis causes ...

The presence of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis identifies patients with more diffuse and severe arterial disease. Aggressive risk factor modification, along with antiplatelet therapy ...

There is also usually a good clinical response to interventions like percutaneous renal artery angioplasty. In contrast, atherosclerotic disease can be difficult to evaluate and manage.