Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis

J. Cooper, Christopher; P. Murphy, Timothy; E. Cutlip, Donald; Jamerson, Kenneth; L. Henrich, William; Reid, Diane; Cohen, David; H. Matsumoto, Alan; W. Steffes, Michael; R. Jaff, Michael; R. Prince, Martin; F. Lewis, Eldrin; R. Tuttle, Katherine; I. Shapiro, Joseph; H. Rundback, John; M. Massaro, Joseph; B. D’Agostino, Ralph; D. Dworkin, Lance

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1310753

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Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 18, 2013

Authors:

Christopher J. Cooper

Timothy P. Murphy

Donald E. Cutlip

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis is a common problem in the elderly. Despite two randomized trials that did not show a benefit of renal-artery stenting with respect to kidney function, the usefulness of stenting for the prevention of major adverse renal and cardiovascular events is ...

Subject

Medicine

Renal artery stenosis

Cardiology

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