How common is renal artery stenosis

How common is renal artery stenosis?

It depends on the population examined. Some degree of renal artery stenosis will be found incidentally in 19% to 42% of patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease such as coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease.

Fibromuscular dysplasia causing renal artery stenosis is seen in 3% to 5% of healthy patients being evaluated as potential living kidney donors.

In studies examining patients with mild to moderate hypertension, renal artery stenosis has been found in 0.6% to 3% of this population.

In patients with refractory hypertension, renal artery stenosis may be found in between 10% and 45% of patients.

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