Patients with Renal artery stenosis require the widespread use of intensive medical therapy. The drugs responsible for the management of renal artery stenosis are ACE inhibitors or ARB's. These drugs inhibit the sympathetic and renin-angiotensin system resulting in controlling hypertension. In patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis, there is an associated decrease in renal function after using the ACE inhibitors and ARB, but it is neither a sensitive nor specific finding. Aggressive statin use, optimal glycemic regulation, and therapy for smoking abstinence are of vital significance. Other modalities used are renal artery revascularization, Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty, Renal artery stenting, brachytherapy and cutting balloon atherotomy, and surgery in complicated and nonresponding cases. Although morbidity and mortality are higher associated with surgery as compared to stenting.
Renal artery stenosis medical therapy
Renal artery stenosis surgery
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Interstitial nephritis medical therapy
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