Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis

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Authors

Christopher J. Cooper · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Timothy P. Murphy · Brown University

Donald E. Cutlip · Baim Institute for Clinical Research

Kenneth Jamerson · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

William L. Henrich · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Diane Reid · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

David Cohen

Abstract

Renal-artery stenting did not confer a significant benefit with respect to the prevention of clinical events when added to comprehensive, multifactorial medical therapy in people with atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis and hypertension or chronic kidney disease. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00081731.).

Topics & Keywords

Renal and Vascular Pathologies Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 370, Issue 1, pp. 13-22

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1310753

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