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Renovascular Hypertension
Alternate Names : Hypertension - Renovascular, Renal Hypertension
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Prognosis (Expectations)
Renovascular hypertension may be very difficult to control. It often responds well to surgical treatment if there are no other surgical risks. Older people or high-risk individuals may be managed, with variable results, with medication. The disorder requires lifelong monitoring, and treatment may require frequent adjustments.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Atherosclerosis
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Injury - Kidney and Ureter
• Renal Artery Stenosis
• Stroke
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• Intravenous Pyelogram
• Renal Arteriography
• Renal Scan
• Renin
Surgery & Procedures
• Angioplasty
Other Topics
• Acute
• Blindness
• Chest Pain
• Confusion
• Fatigue
• High Blood Pressure
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
Review Date : 6/3/2003
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. Editorital. Previous Review by Andrew Koren, M.D., Department of Nephrology, NYU-Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/30/01).
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