Management of Renovascular Hypertension

Abstract

Renal artery stenosis is a potentially reversible cause of hypertension, and transcatheter techniques are essential to its treatment. Angioplasty remains a first-line treatment for stenosis secondary to fibromuscular dysplasia. Renal artery stenting is commonly used in atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, although recent trials have cast doubts upon its efficacy. Renal denervation is a promising procedure for the treatment of resistant hypertension, and in the future, its indications may expand.

Keywords: Angioplasty; Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD); Renal artery denervation; Renal artery stenosis (RAS); Renovascular hypertension; Stenting.