Curable hypertension: Usefulness of renal vein renin ratio

Abstract

A case of severe hypertension in an adolescent male is presented. Initial evaluation of hypertension revealed a unilateral nonfunctioning kidney with no lateralization of renal vein renin ratio. Following 10 months of medical therapy, lateralization of renal vein renin was demonstrated, with subsequent cure of hypertension following nephrectomy.