Stents are Ineffective for Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis and Renal Insufficiency Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM Disclosures Journal Watch. 2009;29 (16):125 0 ...

ACE inhibitors and renal artery stenosis Dr Raj Thakkar outlines the risks and benefits of ACE inhibitor therapy in renal disease.

Aspirin has recently been questioned as a preventive for heart attacks, even though we have been using it for decades. Statin ...

The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret has made history again after successfully performing Kenya’s first-ever Renal Artery Bypass Surgery. A 20-year-old female patient who underwent the ...

Revascularization of all vessels with stenosis was linked to lower rates of death, another MI, and further revascularization ...

Clinicians and their patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) need to be aware of zinc intake and anemia status.

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is defined as severe irreversible kidney damage, measured by the level of proteinuria and a reduction in the glomerular filtration rate to ˂15 ml/min/1.73 m2, that ...

Kidney articles from across Nature Portfolio The kidney is the organ that filters blood and removes excess fluid and waste products, which are excreted in the urine. The kidney also has a role in ...

I am a 64-year-old man who has been having periodic shortness of breath for the past six months or so. This happens mostly ...