treatment outcomes
Last reviewed 07/2021
Renal artery stenosis caused by fibromuscular hyperplasia:
- transluminal angioplasty is technically successful in 90% of cases
- curative in 50% of cases
Renal artery stenosis caused by atherosclerosis:
- transluminal angioplasty is curative in 20% of cases
- complication rate of 10%
- mortality rate of 1%