Etiology spectrum and clinical characteristics of renal artery stenosis in a Chinese cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the causes of renal artery stenosis (RAS) and compare the clinical characteristics in accordance with the primary disease among patients aged from 30 to 50.

Methods

Patients were grouped by etiologies of RAS. Groups were retrospectively examined and compared regarding demographic data, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and imaging findings.

Results

A total of 152 patients (74 females, 78 males; mean age: 40.70 ± 6.01 years) were enrolled, including 84 patients (55.3%) with atherosclerosis (AS), 46 patients (30.3%) with Takayasu arteritis (TA), 18 patients (11.8%) with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), and four patients (2.6%) with other etiologies. Patients in AS group had greater body mass index, higher prevalence of comorbidities and hi

SUBMITTER: Meng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7940967 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature