Journal article
Clinical outcomes after percutaneous revascularization versus medical management in patients with significant renal artery stenosis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We sought to systematically evaluate whether percutaneous revascularization is associated with additional clinical benefit in patients with renal artery stenosis (RAS) as compared with medical management alone.
METHODS: We included randomized controlled trials that compared percutaneous revascularization in addition to medical therapy versus medical management alone in patients with RAS. Six trials with 1,208 patients were included.
Authors
Kumbhani DJ; Bavry AA; Harvey JE; de Souza R; Scarpioni R; Bhatt DL; Kapadia SR
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 161, No. 3, pp. 622–630.e1
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.006
ISSN
0002-8703