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A bruit is not always diagnostic of transplant renal artery stenosis because a bruit may be caused by altered blood flow in the iliac arteries.
The subadventitial type does not display a characteristic angigraphic appearance. FMD most commonly affects the renal arteries (85%) creating renovascular hypertension.
Investigators identified factors associated with sustained complete renal response in lupus nephritis. Achieving sustained complete renal response is feasible in patients with lupus nephritis.
Renal cell carcinoma is a common type of cancer that affects the kidneys. Learn more here.
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma can affect the body in different ways depending on the location it has spread to. Learn more here.
Renal cell carcinoma articles from across Nature Portfolio Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) refers to a heterogenous group of cancers that originate in the proximal convoluted tubule of the kidney.
Renal cancer articles from across Nature Portfolio Renal cancer refers to all malignancies that occur within the kidney. Subtypes include renal cell carcinoma and Wilms tumours.
This review presents a concise update of nongenomic effects of aldosterone on the mammalian renal tubule. Emphasis is placed on ion transport proteins regulated by aldosterone through nongenomic ...
Inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAAS) system are cornerstones of the management of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, RAAS ...
Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as above-goal elevated blood pressure (BP) in a patient despite the concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive drug classes, commonly including a long-acting calcium ...
Our data identify the renal system as a central hub of this paraneoplastic syndrome model, wherein the pericardial nephrocytes undergo severe damage due to an elevated immune response triggered by gut ...
ACE inhibitors and renal artery stenosis Dr Raj Thakkar outlines the risks and benefits of ACE inhibitor therapy in renal disease.