%0 Journal Article %T RENAL ANGIOPLASTY AS A CHOICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND RENAL FAILURE: A REVIEW OF 10 CASES %J Iranian Heart Journal %I Iranian Heart Association %Z %A SHABESTARI, M %A ALI ZADEH, A %D 2003 %\ 09/01/2003 %V 4 %N 3 %P 44-46 %! RENAL ANGIOPLASTY AS A CHOICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND RENAL FAILURE: A REVIEW OF 10 CASES %K Hypertension %K RENAL ANGIOPLASTY %K Stent %R %X Background- Technical improvements in Doppler ultrasonography and MRI methods ‎have led to the diagnosis of many patients with renal artery stenosis. In patients with ‎coronary and peripheral arterial diseases, atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is more ‎common. Severe stenoses in renal arteries may lead to hypertension (HTN) and ‎ischemic nephropathy. In cases with bilateral renal artery stenosis or severe stenosis ‎of the renal artery in single-kidney persons, renal dysfunction and ultimately renal ‎failure may occur. ‎ ‎ Patients- In this report, 10 cases with hypertension and renal dysfunction that ‎underwent renal angioplasty and stenting are presented‏.‏‎‎ Results- Clinical and para-clinical improvements after angioplasty were observed in ‎the follow-up period‏.‏‎ ‎ Conclusion- Balloon angioplasty could be an appropriate replacement for renal artery ‎surgery in renal stenosis cases (Iranian Heart Journal 2002, 2003; 3(4) & 4(1): 44-46‎‏) %U