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Should renal color Doppler ultrasonography be a routine test in newly diagnosed hypertensive patient?
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate and evaluation of urinary albumin excretion rate as routine tests in the initial evaluation and during the follow-up of all hypertensive patients. However, from a clinical point of view, renal ultrasound-a noninvasive, readily available and cheap imaging modality-could contribute to the better evaluation of a hypertensive patient by identifying common causes of secondary hypertension (HTN) originating from the kidney and more recently by detecting renal injury in severe or long-standing essential HTN by measuring renal resistive indexes. The purpose of this review is to summarize the actual evidence which could support a larger use of renal ultrasound in the work-up of patients with newly diagnosed HTN. Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......2127..a2d76b2d73c823c80467820181173cdc