tekturna and renal artery stenosis

Hello and hope you are doing well. Understand your predicament. Renal artery stenosis is usually due to atherosclerosis due to aging. But there is a genetic risk of Renal artery stenosis. If untreated it can progress to renal failure. Surgical management is considered for >80% bilateral stenosis and stenosis in a solitary functioning kidney. This is correlated with blood creatinine levels to assess the renal function.

t seem to think that it is Renal Artery Stenosis. The cardiologist and nephrologist might increase the Norvasc to 10mg if the blood pressure continues to remain elevated. Fingers crossed that the HTN will get under control soon. Thank you very much for ALWAYS answering my questions.

My ekg was normal and my echocardiogram was normal as well as a 64 slice ct scan measuring calcium which was zero. According to the cardiologist, who is specialized in renal, coronary and carotid artery stenosis and fibromuscular dysplasia, i do not have evidence of coronary artery disease at all. So given my situation, I have to differ with the kenkeith's response.

My cardiologist ordered MRA and 24 hour urine test to see if I had blocked renal artery because of high blood pressure. MRA and urine test came back normal. But now i am concerned that I might have adrenal gland issue, tumor or something. If anybody knows about this, please help.

hi, Two days back my father (67 yrs/ with BP) complained anout the chest pain, so we did the Angiography after consultion 2or3 doctors. The result is Procedure:CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY LEFT MAIN - :is normal LAD - is a type 3 vessel shows 90% proximal discrete stenosis With slow flow distally.D1 & D2 appears normal. LCX -: non-dominant vessel shows 50% stenosis in its distal segment.

I had a 64 slice CTA Renal Arteries test in January and it was fine. Is that the same as a renal US to rule out renal artery stenosis? If yes, would you still recommend seeing a nephrologist? Thank you Velan.

d first look at the kidney - looking at renal stenosis (a blockage in a kidney artery) which results in too much renin and aldosterone hormone. An MD would listen there for a bruit. If not that, then maybe a kidney infection, which can be tested in the urine The other hormone as a culprit would be adrenalines, as in a pheochromocytoma or super stress.

It makes no sense that people would have to die trying to find out if they have fibromuscular dysplasia or renal artery stenosis or carotid artery stenosis. I am blocked in my left renal artery and they want to go straight to an angioplasty (which they need dye for) and my right renal is start to narrow. My left carotid has homogenous plaque and my right carotid is looped. There is no hope for me at this point since I can't have dye.

My doctor ordered a blood work up and a regular ultrasound of my kidneys, but nothing was found. I did some research, and Renal artery stenosis seemed likely to pertain to my situation (with PAD hitory). Are there any other causes I could discuss with my doctor?

1.Right Coronary Artery:-RCA is a large dominant vessel.there is ostcal plaquing followed by proximal plaque-eccentric producing a maximum of 95%stenosis.the mid RCA has two areas of stenosis producing maximum of 95% stenosis. PDA & PLV are small calibre disease free vessels. so my question is that should i go for operation or stents if possible ??

I also had renal artery stenosis, which means that one of my kidney arteries was narrowed with a ballooning immediately after that. I had to wait three weeks to see the kidney doctor and then another three weeks to see the vascular surgeon. I finally had an angioplasty (another three weeks later) done on my renal artery. There is nothing that can be done for the PKD, but that's ok because its not bothering me right now.

Also, since you are requiring multiple blood pressure agents and still have a very elevated blood pressure, you should really be evaluated for renal artery stenosis (blockages in your kidney arteries) because this is a reason for elevated blood pressure requiring many agents and once you have bockages in one vascular bed (heart arteries), you are at risk for having atherosclerosis in other vascular beds such as the kidneys. Hope this helps!

The fact that one kidney was smaller than the other does possibly suggest that you may have something called renal artery stenosis (a possible blockage in the small kidney's main artery) so you need to be more formally evaluated for this once your insurance clears you. It is ok to take a multivitamin but for now, however we would recommend no other herbal supplements or over the counter weight loss agents, or pseudoephedrine-containing agents which can elevate blood pressure.

We have, at times, suspected a pheochromocytoma, renal artery stenosis, seizures, heart problems, and more, and, essentially, the doctors are running out of things to look for.

s operative candidacy, there are several cardiac features that are important -- coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and valve disease. Usually, we are looking to see if any of them are unstable or not optimally managed. Recent heart attack or chest pain that hasn't been assessed/managed would be a reason to postpone surgery. Decompensated heart failure, meaning severe or worsening symptoms, volume overload, or even a new diagnosis would be a reason to postpone surgery.

For insight on collateral vessel development involves some preliminay setting so we all can be on the same page. The term "stenosis" can refer to an abnormal narrowing of an artery, usually of a discrete segment. Stenosis can also refer to a reduced cross-sectional area of a heart valve when it opens. In the case of an artery, stenosis most commonly most commonly occurs in large distributing arteries such as coronary, renal, cerebral, iliac and femoral arteries.

through CABG (bypass), is this the best way to treat this situation, what are the following steps fromnow and after the recommended surgery and what are the percentages of its success and possible consequences in way of life? I thank you for your attention and help.

and I was put on a beta blocker from that point on.. as to stop the palps and control the b.p. / the Toprol xl and diovan both lowered b.p well and stopped the palps for me.. but iv been living life in pain and suffering for 6years now.. as the side effects from toprol and diovan are very harsh for me! I cant understand why a Doctor would go backwords and put me back on a medication that caused me problems before? seems strange to me !

Nephrologist or HTN specialist are usually the best physicians to deal with difficult BP issues. I would suggest getting a renal vascular US to rule of renal artery stenosis which can sometime be a cause of poorly controlled HTN.

why would a MRI show a 60% in the left renal artery but the catherazation show nothing

s so young, so first step is cardiologist for an Echo and then maybe nephrologist to check kidneys and see if there is a renal artery stenosis.. Have you had your kidneys checked? What is your family history?

I assume the bypass was a mammary artery...it is larger, more convenient, and it has a record of fewer restenosis than sapheneous vein that is harvested from the leg. The usuasl procedure for a bypass occlusion is angioplasy and possibly a stent implant. Yes, it can cause a heart attack as occluded vessels a vulnerable to smaller clots causing cardiac arrest. The risk can be minimized with anti-platlette medication.

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