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Shivgulam ME, Liu H, Kivell MJ, MacLeod JR, O'Brien MW. Effectiveness of contrast-enhanced duplex ultrasound for detecting renal artery stenosis: A systematic review. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2024; 52:763-772. [PMID: 38660883 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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PURPOSE Contrast-enhanced duplex ultrasound (CEUS) might be a useful tool to diagnosing renal artery stenosis (RAS). We amalgamated and reviewed the evidence assessing the diagnostic accuracy of CEUS on detecting RAS compared to angiography. METHODS This preregistered systematic review included studies that compared the presence of RAS via CEUS with angiography. Sources were searched in November 2022 and included Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Academic Search Premier (n = 1717). The Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Studies 2 tool assessed study quality. Results are presented narratively. RESULTS The studies included (n = 11) had a total of 447 unique participants (193 females) and average age of 56 ± 9 years. Five of eleven studies investigated CEUS using SonoVue contrast agent and reported an average accuracy (91% ± 2%), sensitivity (91% ± 3%), specificity (90% ± 5%), negative predictive value (86% ± 6%), and positive predictive value (94% ± 1%) with all values >80%. The accuracy of CEUS using other types of contrast agent (n = 6), including Levovsit (n = 3/6), Definity (n = 1/6), perfienapent emulsion (n = 1/6), and perfluorocarbon-exposed sonicated dextrose albumin (n = 1/6) was mixed. These studies detected an average accuracy of 91 ± 11% (n = 2/3% > 80%), sensitivity of 98% ± 4%, (n = 3/3% > 80%), and specificity of 86% ± 10% (n = 2/3% > 80%). Included studies had generally low risk of bias and applicability concerns except for unclear flow and timing (n = 7/11) and applicability of patient selection (n = 4/11). CONCLUSION Despite being limited by the heterogeneity of included studies, our review indicates a high overall diagnostic accuracy for CEUS to detect RAS compared to angiography, with the largest evidence-base for SonoVue contrast. Radiologists and hospital decision makers should consider CEUS as an acceptable alternative to angiography.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Centre de Formation Médicale Du Nouveau-Brunswick, Université de Sherbrooke, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Kupinski AM. Mesenteric and renal arterial duplex ultrasound: A review. Vasc Med 2023; 28:463-475. [PMID: 37259501 DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231172247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Duplex ultrasound examinations of the mesenteric and renal circulations are commonly used to detect disease as well as to follow up patients after open surgery or endovascular intervention. The aims of this review were to present essential elements of these duplex ultrasound examinations as well as conduct a literature review of diagnostic criteria. Documentation of appropriate images and data will aid in an accurate interpretation. Spectral Doppler waveforms from various segments of these arterial systems can contribute both direct and indirect evidence of the presence of disease. Various studies have validated the duplex ultrasound diagnostic criteria which more recently have expanded to include specific criteria for stented vessels. This review presents a summary of the fundamental exam components and diagnostic criteria utilized for mesenteric and renal duplex ultrasound.
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- Ann Marie Kupinski
- North Country Vascular Diagnostics, Inc., Altamont, NY, USA
- Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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Venermo M, Sprynger M, Desormais I, Björck M, Brodmann M, Cohnert T, De Carlo M, Espinola-Klein C, Kownator S, Mazzolai L, Naylor R, Vlachopoulos C, Ricco JB, Aboyans V. Editor's Choice – Follow-up of Patients After Revascularisation for Peripheral Arterial Diseases: A Consensus Document From the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases and the European Society for Vascular Surgery. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2019; 58:641-653. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tran K, Mcfarland G, Sgroi M, Lee JT. Duplex ultrasound surveillance of renal branch grafts after fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg 2019; 70:1048-1055. [PMID: 31327607 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The use of duplex ultrasound (DUS) examinations for surveillance after fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) is not well-studied. Our objective was to further characterize normal and abnormal duplex findings in renal branch grafts after FEVAR. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed a single-center experience involving consecutive patients treated with Cook ZFEN devices between 2012 and 2017. Postoperative imaging consisted of a computed tomography (CT) scan at 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and annually thereafter. As experienced progressed, DUS examination with or without concurrent CT scans were obtained in a nonstandardized protocol, particularly for patients with decreased renal function. Renal patency loss was defined as occlusion or stenosis of greater than 50% evaluated on 3-day renal artery center-line imaging. RESULTS A total of 116 patients were treated with FEVAR, of which 60 (51.7%) had concurrent CT and renal DUS images available for review. Six patients (10%) had limited ultrasound studies owing to bowel gas and were excluded. The study cohort therefore included 54 patients receiving of 94 renal fenestrated stents with a mean follow-up of 23 months. Twelve cases of renal patency loss in 10 patients (9 stenoses, 3 occlusions) were found on CT scanning, 11 (91.6%) of which had concurrent abnormalities found on ultrasound examination. Stents with compression at the junction of the main body exhibited significantly elevated mean Peak systolic velocities (PSV) compared with nonstenosed stents (349.2 cm/s vs 115.3 cm/s; P = .003). Stenosis in the most proximal portion of the stent (ie, within the main body) showed no difference in proximal PSV (86.0 cm/s vs 131.9 cm/s; P = .257); however, dampened PSV showed significant differences in the mid (17.5 cm/s vs 109.9 cm/s; P = .027) and distal (19.0 cm/s vs 78.3 cm/s; P = .028) segments compared with nonstenosed stents. All occluded stents demonstrated no flow detection. Proximal PSV served as a strong classifier for junctional stenosis (area under the curve, 0.98). A combined criterion of proximal PSV of greater than 215 cm/s or distal PSV of less than 25 cm/s resulted in a sensitivity of 91.6% and specificity of 85.3% for detecting patency loss. All stents that were compromised underwent successful secondary reintervention and restoration of patency. CONCLUSIONS DUS imaging is a clinically useful modality for surveillance of renal branch grafts after FEVAR. Patterns of segmental velocity elevation (proximal PSV, >215 cm/s) and dampening in the distal renal indicate potential hemodynamic compromise and should prompt more aggressive workup or imaging and likely be considered for secondary intervention.
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- Kenneth Tran
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
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Duan Y, Xiang F, Li Q, Li K, Grajo JR, Samir AE. Predictive Value of Duplex Ultrasound for Significant In-Stent Restenosis after Percutaneous Transluminal Renal Artery Stent Placement: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2019; 45:913-920. [PMID: 30655110 PMCID: PMC7580866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To evaluate the value of pre-stenting and early post-stenting (<1 mo) duplex ultrasound parameters in predicting significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), we matched significant ISR patients 1:1 with controls without ISR in pre-stenting and early post-stenting (<1 mo) periods, respectively, using propensity score matching. Duplex ultrasound parameters, such as renal length difference between non-lesion side and lesion side within patient, trans-lesion peak systolic velocity and renal aortic ratio, were compared between cases and controls, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) was charted to predict ISR. After propensity score matching, 28 cases were matched in the pre-stenting period and 16 cases in the early post-stenting time period. Pre-stenting renal length difference, early post-stenting peak systolic velocity and renal aortic ratio showed significant differences in case-control comparisons. Early post-stenting peak systolic velocity (AUROC: 0.826, cutoff: 141 cm/s) and renal aortic ratio (AUROC: 0.770, cutoff: 1.75) performed well in predicting significant ISR and may serve as non-invasive markers in ISR surveillance.
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- Yu Duan
- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Division of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Vijayvergiya R, Jindal AK, Pilania RK, Suri D, Gupta A, Sharma A, Sinha SK, Singhal M, Bahl A, Singh S. Complex interventions of abdominal aorta and its branches in children with Takayasu arteritis: Clinical experience from a tertiary care center in north-west India. Int J Rheum Dis 2018; 22:140-151. [PMID: 30398008 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Rajesh Vijayvergiya
- Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Department of Renal Transplant Surgery; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre; Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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- Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh India
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Zierler RE, Jordan WD, Lal BK, Mussa F, Leers S, Fulton J, Pevec W, Hill A, Murad MH. The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on follow-up after vascular surgery arterial procedures. J Vasc Surg 2018; 68:256-284. [PMID: 29937033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although follow-up after open surgical and endovascular procedures is generally regarded as an important part of the care provided by vascular surgeons, there are no detailed or comprehensive guidelines that specify the optimal approaches with regard to testing methods, indications for reintervention, and follow-up intervals. To provide guidance to the vascular surgeon, the Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery appointed an expert panel and a methodologist to review the current clinical evidence and to develop recommendations for follow-up after vascular surgery procedures. For those procedures for which high-quality evidence was not available, recommendations were based on observational studies, committee consensus, and indirect evidence. Recognizing that there are numerous published reports on the role of duplex ultrasound for surveillance of infrainguinal vein bypass grafts, the Society commissioned a systematic review and meta-analysis on this topic. The panel classified the strength of each recommendation and the corresponding quality of evidence on the basis of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system: recommendations were graded either strong or weak, and the quality of evidence was graded high, moderate, or low. The resulting recommendations represent a wide variety of open surgical and endovascular procedures involving the extracranial carotid artery, thoracic and abdominal aorta, mesenteric and renal arteries, and lower extremity arterial revascularization. The panel also identified many areas in which there was a lack of high-quality evidence to support their recommendations. This suggests that there are opportunities for further clinical research on testing methods, threshold criteria, and the role of surveillance as well as on the modes of failure and indications for reintervention after vascular surgery procedures.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md
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- Department of Surgery Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, Calif
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- Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital & University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Renovascular Hypertension. J Am Coll Radiol 2017; 14:S540-S549. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vascular imaging of the mesenteric vasculature. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017; 31:3-14. [PMID: 28395786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Imaging of the mesenteric vasculature is crucial in diagnosing vascular disease of the gastro-intestinal tract such as acute or chronic mesenteric ischemia caused by arterial stenosis, embolism or thrombosis, mesenteric vein thrombosis and mesenteric aneurysm or dissection. The reference standard for imaging of the mesenteric vasculature is digital subtraction angiography. However, modalities as duplex ultrasonography, computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography are developing rapidly and may provide accurate imaging non-invasively. This review provides an up-to-date overview of the anatomic resolution, clinical application, emerging techniques and future perspectives of these four radiological modalities for imaging of the mesenteric vasculature.
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Renovascular heart failure: heart failure in patients with atherosclerotic renal artery disease. Cardiovasc Interv Ther 2016; 31:171-82. [PMID: 27052017 DOI: 10.1007/s12928-016-0392-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Atherosclerotic renal artery disease presents with a broad spectrum of clinical features, including heart failure as well as hypertension, and renal failure. Although recent randomized controlled trials failed to demonstrate renal artery stenting can reduce blood pressure or the number of cardiovascular or renal events more so than medical therapy, increasing attention has been paid to flash pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure associated with atherosclerotic renal artery disease. This clinical entity "renovascular heart failure" is diagnosed retrospectively. Given the increasing global burden of heart failure, this review highlights the background and catheter-based therapeutic aspects for renovascular heart failure.
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Heneghan RE, Starnes BW, Nathan DP, Zierler RE. Renal duplex ultrasound findings in fenestrated endovascular aortic repair for juxtarenal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 2016; 63:915-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.10.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Campbell JE, Stone PA, Bates MC. Technical discussion of diagnostic angiography and intervention of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. Semin Vasc Surg 2014; 26:150-60. [PMID: 25220320 DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Renal artery stenting remains an important adjuvant treatment for true-resistant hypertension, although recent disappointing randomized trials highlight the importance of careful patient selection. Safe and successful renal interventions begin with critical core knowledge regarding renal artery anatomy and understanding the often hostile nature of the parent vessel (pararenal aorta). Armed with fundamental knowledge about anatomy and renal ostial disease pathology, it becomes easier to understand the advantages of less traumatic access techniques and how low-profile contemporary flexible stents have enhanced outcomes. In addition to suggested techniques based on detailed understanding of the vessel architecture and pathology, we will review the current available US Food and Drug Administration-approved balloon-expandable on-label renal stents and discuss the role of intravascular ultrasound for definition of lesion severity, stent sizing, and stent apposition. The durability of renal stenting will also be discussed, as will the velocity criteria for duplex surveillance. Lastly, the current empirical data related to renal embolic protection is provided, along with insight into technical issues in this domain.
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- John E Campbell
- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Center of Excellence, Charleston Area Medical Center, 3100 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, West Virginia 25304.
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Center of Excellence, Charleston Area Medical Center, 3100 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, West Virginia 25304
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Center of Excellence, Charleston Area Medical Center, 3100 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, West Virginia 25304
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