KEY POINTS A 55-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with pneumonia; she had received a renal transplant for polycystic kidney disease 14 years prior. Her post-transplant history included chronic ...

The trial assessed the beneficial effect of intrarenal infusion with a dedicated renal infusion catheter (Benephit, FlowMedica, Inc., Freemont, California) of nesiritide in patients considered to ...

A short course of inorganic dietary nitrate reduced contrast-induced kidney injury in high-risk patients with non-ST segment elevation ACS referred for invasive coronary angiography, researchers ...

A renal angiogram is another name for renal arteriography or renal arteriogram. In a renal arteriogram, fluoroscopy is used, which is a type of X-ray that takes continuous pictures.

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 28 Aug 2023: Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), improves renal outcomes and reduces cardiac events compared to placebo in patients at risk of ...

A new study shows that the number of surgical procedures for renal-artery stenosis are on the decline, while angioplasty and stenting are up as much as 15-fold in some regions. Investigators say ...

Ultrasound renal denervation lowers systolic blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate hypertension or resistant hypertension, according to recent studies. In the RADIANCE II trial (A Study ...