![Loading...](https://link.springer.com/static/c4a417b97a76cc2980e3c25e2271af3129e08bbe/images/pdf-preview/spacer.gif)
-
Article
Role of the microbiota in hypertension and antihypertensive drug metabolism
Recent evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays an important role in the development and pathogenesis of hypertension. Dysbiosis, an imbalance in the composition and function of the gut microbiota, was ...
-
Article
Open AccessFibromuscular dysplasia with recurrence after “long-term” following percutaneous transcatheter renal angioplasty: two case reports with a review of 26 patients
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) often causes renal artery stenosis with renovascular hypertension. Recent clinical outcomes encourage percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) to treat FMD; however, the...
-
Article
Concurrent analogous organ damage in the brain, eyes, and kidneys in malignant hypertension: reversible encephalopathy, serous retinal detachment, and proteinuria
Malignant hypertension, a form of hypertensive emergency, causes acute damage in vital organs such as the brain, eyes, and kidneys. We aimed to examine the concurrency of acute hypertensive damage across the t...
-
Article
Kidney enlargement effect of angioplasty for nonatherosclerotic renovascular disease: reversibility of ischemic kidney
Renal artery stenosis causes kidney ischemia, reducing the size of the affected kidney, which eventually results in atrophy. Although renal atrophy is considered irreversible, resolution of the ischemia occasi...
-
Article
Open AccessLong-term assessment of intrarenal blood flow with Doppler ultrasonography for hypertensive patients after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty
-
Article
Stage of chronic kidney disease is an outcome-predicting factor of angioplasty for atheromatous renal artery stenosis
Angioplasty with insertion of an endoprosthesis is an effective treatment for atheromatous renal artery stenosis (ARAS). However, this procedure may cause deterioration in renal function, and it is imperative ...
-
Article
Erratum: Metabolomic profiling of uremic solutes in CKD patients
Correction to: Hypertension Research (2010) 33, 945; doi:10.1038/hr.2010.113 In Table 2 of the above article (advance online publication 8 July 2010 and in the September issue 2010), 3-methylhistidin should ha...
-
Article
Metabolomic profiling of uremic solutes in CKD patients
Early detection and accurate monitoring of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is likely to improve care and decrease the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. As a new diagnostic tool, w...
-
Article
Angiographic Index for Angioplasty-Treatable Atheromatous Renal Artery Stenosis
The relative reduction of the lumen diameter by an atheromatous lesion (% diameter reduction) is generally used as an angiographic index for atheromatous renal artery stenosis (ARAS), but its association with ...
-
Article
Localization of Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Adenomas: Significance of Adrenal Venous Sampling
Accurate localization of aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) is essential for the treatment of primary aldosteronism (PA). In order to confirm the clinical usefulness of adrenal venous sampling (AVS), we retro...
-
Article
Dilation of Renal Artery Stenosis after Administration of Losartan
Transluminal angioplasty with a balloon catheter is effective to dilate renal artery stenosis (RAS) caused by fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), but lesions resistant to the angioplasty exist. In this report, we d...
-
Article
Renal Artery Dissection after Angiographic Evaluation of Lower Extremities
We describe a case of renovascular hypertension that was caused by renal artery dissection after an angiographic evaluation of the lower extremities. Retention of contrast medium in the affected kidney even 1 ...
-
Article
Predictors of Undiagnosed Renal Artery Stenosis among Japanese Patients with Risk Factors of Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is a significant cause of end stage renal dysfunction (ESRD) among the elderly. Although early detection of ARAS and induction of adequate treatment could reduce th...