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Renal denervation in a patient with unilateral ectopic kidney in the pelvis and refractory hypertension.
- Source :
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Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics [Cardiovasc Interv Ther] 2017 Jul; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 259-262. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 30. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Ectopic kidney and inherent vascular abnormalities may result in renovascular hypertension. The case we report is peculiar as a left ectopic iliac kidney supplied by a superior and an inferior polar renal arteries was detected in a treatment-resistant hypertensive man. In conclusion, percutaneous renal artery denervation was successfully performed in the right renal artery and in both left accessory renal arteries, obtaining excellent blood pressure decrease at follow-up.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1868-4297
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27240463
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-016-0405-1