Factors that may play a role in these disappointing results regarding preservation of renal function include the global burden of atherosclerosis, renal parenchymal and small vessel arterial disease, ...

Renal artery calcification (RAC) is strongly associated with atherosclerosis, according to a study of 350 patients who underwent abdominal CT scans. RAC was found in 29% of subjects. Aortic ...

Coronary atherosclerosis severity is significantly associated with decreased renal function, according to researchers. A team led by Toshiaki Nakano, MD, PhD, of the Graduate School of Medical ...

Patients with renal artery stenosis (RAS) may develop poorly controlled hypertension, progressive renal insufficiency, or renal atrophy, all of which are usually asymptomatic in the early stages. In ...

More than 90% of the time, renal artery stenosis is caused by atherosclerosis, a process in which plaque made up of fats, cholesterol, and other materials builds up on the walls of the blood vessels, ...

Autopsy data show that atherosclerotic lesions are more likely to be present in individuals who had chronic kidney disease (CKD) before death than in individuals who did not. Nakano et al. now ...

Optimal health depends on unobstructed blood flow to all our organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis obstructs blood flow acutely (e.g. heart attacks, strokes) or chronically. Prior columns in this series ...

TCT 1911: Optical Coherence Tomography Characterization of Intramural Hematoma in the Superficial Femoral Artery: First-of-Its-Kind Imaging Case With IVUS Comparison Highlighting Superior Resolution ...

Approval Supported by the HERCULES Study, Which Demonstrated that Renal Stenting with RX Herculink Elite® is Safe and Significantly Reduces Blood Pressure at Nine Months ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 10, ...

IN numerous studies of male populations it has been found that death rates and incidence rates of coronary heart disease (International List category 420) are higher among cigarette smokers than among ...