TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of Complex Stenoses Involving Renal Artery Bifurcations with Use of Drug-eluting Stents
AU - Misra, Sanjay
AU - Sturludottir, Margret
AU - Mathew, Verghese
AU - Bjarnason, Haraldur
AU - McKusick, Michael
AU - Iyer, Venkateshwaran K.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Percutaneous angioplasty with stent placement is effective for the treatment of renal artery stenosis (RAS). RAS involving the bifurcation is technically challenging because of possible occlusion of a renal artery branch after stent implantation. The present report describes experiences in four patients with stenosis involving the renal artery bifurcation treated with drug-eluting stents (DESs). DESs were used instead of bare stents because of their potential advantage of lower restenosis rates. There was no evidence of restenosis on ultrasonography, with stable renal function and blood pressure at a median follow-up of 13 months.
AB - Percutaneous angioplasty with stent placement is effective for the treatment of renal artery stenosis (RAS). RAS involving the bifurcation is technically challenging because of possible occlusion of a renal artery branch after stent implantation. The present report describes experiences in four patients with stenosis involving the renal artery bifurcation treated with drug-eluting stents (DESs). DESs were used instead of bare stents because of their potential advantage of lower restenosis rates. There was no evidence of restenosis on ultrasonography, with stable renal function and blood pressure at a median follow-up of 13 months.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.10.028
DO - 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.10.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 18341961
AN - SCOPUS:38349186209
SN - 1051-0443
VL - 19
SP - 272
EP - 278
JO - Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
JF - Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
IS - 2
ER -