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.

Cardiac and respiratory examinations were unremarkable, and there was neither nephromegaly, a renal bruit nor flank tenderness. There was no peripheral edema or asterixis.

Cardiac and respiratory examinations were unremarkable, and there was neither nephromegaly, a renal bruit nor flank tenderness. There was no peripheral edema or asterixis.

Learn about hypertensive chronic kidney disease, or hypertensive CKD, caused by renal hypertension, including symptoms, causes, treatments, and more.

Vicadrostat is under clinical development by Boehringer Ingelheim International and currently in Phase III for Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure).

Oliguric renal failure is a phase of acute renal failure (ARF), also known as acute kidney injury (AKI), in which a person’s urine output is very low. Learn more here.

Renal hypertension is a type of high blood pressure caused by narrowing of the renal artery, which is usually caused by atherosclerosis.

PARIS, France—Two new renal denervation (RDN) systems seem to be safe and effective in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, according to presentations here at EuroPCR 2023. In the SMART trial, a ...

People may use the terms renal insufficiency and renal failure interchangeably. Learn more about renal insufficiency or renal failure here.

Auscultate for renal bruits 2-3 cm above and bilaterally to the umbilicus, 19 which suggest renal artery stenosis; the prevalence of abdominal bruits in patients with angiographically proven renal ...

The authors discuss the case of a 57-year-old man who initially presents to a general surgeon with a chief complaint of right lower back and posterior neck pain, with associated soft tissue swelling.

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a condition in which the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys narrow. The renal arteries are responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood to your kidneys, which ...