Long-Term Results of Operative Treatment for Renal Hypertension.

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Meeting Abstracts1 May 1970Long-Term Results of Operative Treatment for Renal Hypertension.Annette Fitz, M.D., Elizabeth Thompson, M.D., Walter Kirkendall, M.D., F.A.C.P.Annette Fitz, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Elizabeth Thompson, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Walter Kirkendall, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-72-5-803_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThree years ago we published a study of 50 patients operated on for renal hypertension. Postoperatively, nine were "cured" with a blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or below without therapy (average follow-up, 16.6 months), 16 were "improved" at 19.5 months average with a fall in mean blood pressure of at least 20 mm Hg without additional drug therapy. We have reevaluated these patients to better define the long-term benefits of operative treatment for renal hypertension. Of the cured patients, now followed an average of 43 months, five are still cured, and all had nonatherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. Two are... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Iowa City, Iowa PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1970Volume 72, Issue 5Page: 803-803KeywordsBlood pressureDrug therapyFallsHypertensionRenal arteriesStenosis Issue Published: 1 May 1970 PDF DownloadLoading ...