Renovascular hypertension: the role of angioplasty after selecting patients according to the doppler resistive index

Completed

• Conditions: Renovascular hypertension; Circulatory System; Hypertension

• Registration Number: ISRCTN40816134
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Notre-Dame (Montréal) (Canada)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Hypertension greater than 140/90 mmHg with two hypertensive drugs
2. Hypertension less than 140/90 mmHg with three antihypertensive drugs
3. Aged greater than or equal to 30 years old, either sex
4. Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis of more than 60% on catheter angiography or 70% on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) angiography
5. Doppler resistive index less than 0.75

Exclusion Criteria

1. Creatinine clearance less than 30 ml/min
2. Non controlled hypertension (greater than 160/105 mmHg) despite 3 anti-hypertensive drugs
3. Renal artery stenosis greater than 95%
4. Fibromuscular dysplasia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified