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 ...

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 a minimally invasive procedure done to widen narrowed or obstructed blood ...

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 ...