Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The renal arteries bring blood from the heart to the kidneys to help filter ...

Long-term hypertension caused by worsening renal artery stenosis can cause kidney failure. The use of medications to relax ...

The formal equation for the hypertension index is ... study of 75 patients who underwent renal revascularization for renal artery stenosis over 15 years, a hypertension index greater than 120 ...

The procedure, which involves zapping nerves around the renal artery that feeds blood to the kidneys, appears best suited for those with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension. Resistant ...