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Renal angioplasty under protection of the PercuSurge GuardWire Plus System
Steven S L Li1, C H Wong, C W Lam W Lam
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong. listevensl@yahoo.com
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|March 4, 2003
Abstract:
Renal artery revascularization with angioplasty may preserve renal function and facilitate hypertension control. However, in a significant proportion of patients, renal function may deteriorate after the procedure. Distal microembolization has been implicated as a possible cause; it may be prevented with distal protection during the procedure. We report a case of successful renal angioplasty and stenting using the PercuSurge GuardWire Plus system.