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Of Renal Artery Aneurysm - Articles
Bilateral coronary and renal artery stenosis in a case with limited scleroderma
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Jan
Posted
Wed 10 Nov 2010 6:23pm
Keywords
ACE inhibitors;renal artery stenosisl;scleroderma
Abstract
A 65-year-old woman with long-standing limited scleroderma over 15 years presented in January 2004... angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, prompting coronary and renal angiography, which revealed bilateral coronary and renal artery stenosis. In scleroderma patients with renal
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Should we put stents in renal (kidney) arteries?
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Heartstrong


Posted
Sun 29 Nov 2009 10:01pm
in an angiography lab for years where we performed balloon and stent procedures on renal arteries and had very good results. But does opening up the kidney blood vessels translate into health benefits? What do research studies say about renal artery procedures?
A 5-year study called the ASTRAL Study (published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Nov 2009) followed
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Coronary artery Aneurysm vs Ectasia : Semantics at play !
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Dr. Sangareddi V.
Posted
Fri 11 Mar 2011 10:05am
Coronary artery dilatation is a less discussed entity in clinical cardiology .It is important to realise coronary artery has one more behavioral pattern in response... is the difference between aneurysm and ectasia?
The difference between ectasia, aneurysm are often subtle and mainly semantic. . If the length of the dilated segment is more than 50
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Carotid Artery Stenting vs Carotid Artery Surgery: Is there a Difference?
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Heartstrong


Posted
Thu 29 Apr 2010 4:26am
If you have a carotid stenosis you could be at an increased risk for a stroke. Carotid artery surgery (carotid endarterectomy) has been the treatment of choice for many years. Carotid artery stenting is a less invasive option. But for many years a controversy has existed – which is the better treatment? Carotid Endarterectomy or Carotid
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Cerebral Aneurysms in Polycystic Kidney Disease
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Matt S.
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Sat 10 Jan 2009 12:00am
One of the extra-renal manifestations of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney is the presence of cerebral aneurysms. Since often these aneurysms are asymptomatic until..., it appears that one of the strongest risk factors for aneurysms in this population is family history--and in ADPKD patients without a family history of aneurysms, their risk begins
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What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
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Encompass Network Partners ..
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Tue 28 Apr 2009 12:00am
What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.) occurs when plaque (plak) builds up in the arteries that carry blood to your head, organs, and limbs. Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, fibrous tissue, and other substances in the blood.
When plaque builds up in arteries, the condition is called
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