The diagnosis of renovascular hypertension: the role of captopril renal scintigraphy and related issues |
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| Authors: | Alain Prigent |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles et de Medecine Nucleaire, Hôpital Broussais, 96 rue Didot, F-75674 Paris Cédex 14, France |
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| Abstract: | This article reviews the screening and diagnostic tests used in the detection of significant renal artery stenosis and renovascular hypertension. After addressing the pathophysiological considerations necessary for correct diagnostic test interpretation, this review critically surveys the recent advances in, and the limitations of, relevant investigational procedures and in particular focusses on the efficacy and issues of Angotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor renal scintigraphy.This review is based on the themes developed in a lecture given by the author at the European Association of Nuclear Medicine Congress in Lisbon on 25 August 1992 |
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| Keywords: | Renovascular hypertension Renal artery stenosis Captopril renal scintigraphy Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor |
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