Abstract
Atheromatous renovascular disease (ARVD) is a common cause of hypertension and chronic renal failure (CRF). In this unit, intravenous digital subtraction angiography (DSA) (or intraarterial DSA if indicated) is used as a screening angiographic study when ARVD is suspected. However, increased use of these investigations has resulted in a longer waiting time for angiography. As the majority of studies are negative for ARVD, clinical features and results of investigations of patients undergoing angiography were reviewed to identify those having the greatest likelihood of ARVD. The clinical notes were reviewed for all 249 patients undergoing angiography over an 18-month period. Primary indications for investigation were: hypertension 71 (28.5%), CRF 156 (62.7%) and CRF with severe hypertension 22 (8.8%). 12 of the CRF patients had end-stage renal failure. 166 (66.7%) patients had no evidence of ARVD, while only 83 (33.3%) patients showed some degree of ARVD, 29 (35%) of which had bilateral renal artery disease. There was no significant difference between the ARVD group and the non-ARVD group for mean age (69.0 years vs 63.3 years), male to female ratio, history of smoking (68.7% vs 55.4%), severe hypertension (10.8% vs 9.0%), hyper...Continue Reading
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