Diagnostic and therapeutic methods and controversies in the management
of renovascular hypertension have undergone major ch- ges during the
past few years. This book is based on the proceedings of a successful
postgraduate Boerhaave Course held in 1982 at the Faculty of Medicine of
the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Current concepts concerning
the diagnosis and treatment of reno- vascular hypertension were
presented during this course to an audience composed of physicians,
nephrologists, cardiologists, surgeons, uro- logists, and radiologists.
Thus, this book aims at offering an overview of tho, se aspects of
renovascular hypertension which are relevant to clinical pr- tice. An
effort is made to review the currently available moda- lities of
diagnostic procedures, both on the basis of modern in- sights in the
pathology and pathophysiology of renovascular hyper- tension, as well as
timely r'esul ts of clinical research. In ad- dition, several chapters
deal with combinations of these di- nostic procedures in a fashion that
can be of practical help in clin;cal decision making. The medical,
surgical and angioplastic modalities of treatment are reviewed. Basic
considerations concerning medical treatment and technical aspects of
surgical as well as per- cutaneous angioplasty are presented in detail,
both separately and in combination. Special attention is given to the
problem of renal artery stenosjs in k dney transplants. This book offers
up to date information on clinical aspects of renovascular hypertension,
useful to a wide range of clinicians in a variety of disciplines.
