CASE 812: RENAL ARTERIAL STENOSIS, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LƯƠNG THANH BỬU, Dr TRẦN THỊ THANH NGA, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 A 48 year-old diabetic woman with arterial hypertension for 6 years. BP: 211/116mmHg, HB: 89b/min

Lab data was still in normal values, but Doppler ultrasound detected stenosis 70% of the proximal part of the left renal artery and 30% of the right one due to atheroma.

MSCT Agio confirmed the stenosis of renal arteries due to atheromatous plaques.

Stenting successful of the left renal artery and the woman remains well, managed only Amlor per os 01c/day.

The arterial hypertension patient needs a Doppler ultrasound examination of the kidney and vessels to detect the stenosis of renal vessels.