Absolute ethanol renal angioinfarction for control of hypertension

• Published in: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 153 - 158
• Main Authors: Klimberg, Ira W., Locke, D.Russell, Hawkins, Irvin F., Drylie, David M.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.1989; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Embolization, Therapeutic; Ethanol - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Hypertension, Renal - therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure; Renal Artery; Renovascular diseases; Human; Hypertension; Urinary system disease; Ethanol; Cardiovascular disease; Embolization; Kidney

Six patients (11 renal units) underwent ethanol renal angioinfarction for medically uncontrollable hypertension. The mean preablation blood pressure was 1751112 mm Hg despite antihypertensive medications. Five of the patients demonstrated elevated renal veir renin levels prior to angioinfarction. Hy...