Iranian Heart Association Iranian Heart Journal 4 3 2003 09 01 RENAL ANGIOPLASTY AS A CHOICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND RENAL FAILURE: A REVIEW OF 10 CASES 44 46 83591 EN M SHABESTARI Mashhad - Iran A ALI ZADEH Journal Article 2019 03 05 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. <br />‎ ‎ Patients- In this report, 10 cases with hypertension and renal dysfunction that ‎underwent renal angioplasty and stenting are presented‏.‏‎<br />‎ Results- Clinical and para-clinical improvements after angioplasty were observed in ‎the follow-up period‏.‏‎ <br />‎ 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)