Why the study?
Does corrective surgery improve the hypertensive state in patients with severe hypertension and unilateral renovascular or renal parenchymal disease?
Population
44 hypertensive patients with unilateral renovascular or renal parenchymal disease, characterized by severe…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8-60 months (average 32 months)
Authors
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May support surgery in selected unilateral cases; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Does corrective surgery improve the hypertensive state in patients with severe hypertension and unilateral renovascular or renal parenchymal disease?
Corrective surgery (nephrectomy or reconstructive vascular surgery) cured or improved severe hypertension in 86% of selected patients with unilateral renovascular or renal parenchymal disease.
McNair et al. (1979) studied this question.
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