1. Intravascular ultrasound-guided shockwave lithotripsy of heavily calcified bilateral renal artery stenosis: a case report
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Yousif, Nooraldaem, Bardooli, Fawaz, Shivappa, Sadananda, and Noor, Husam A
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Lithotripsy ,Renal artery stenosis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Angioplasty ,medicine.artery ,Case report ,Intravascular ultrasound ,medicine ,AcademicSubjects/MED00200 ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Renal artery ,Kidney ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Intravascular shockwave lithotripsy ,Balloon catheter ,Pulmonary edema ,medicine.disease ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Pulmonary oedema ,Radiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Refractory hypertension - Abstract
Background Calcified lesions represent a hard obstacle to overcome in renal arteries, particularly when renal angioplasty represents the only feasible course of action in the setting of high-risk bilateral renal artery stenosis (RAS) with refractory systemic hypertension and recurrent flash pulmonary oedema. Case summary We herein report a case of symptomatic bilateral severely calcified RAS, treated successfully with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided coronary and peripheral intravascular shockwave lithotripsy systems and stenting. Discussion Intravascular shockwave lithotripsy is an attractive modality for the treatment of challenging, heavily calcified renal arteries that combines the calcium-disrupting capability of lithotripsy with the familiarity of balloon catheters to facilitate proper stent deployment.
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- 2021
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