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Pre-Operative Renal Function And Selective Renal Vein Rennin Levels As Markers Of Favourable Outcome In Renovascular Hypertension, Malik Anas Rabbani, Alia Zaidi, Bushra Ahmad, Syed Sohail Ali, Asmooni Younus, Zaid Soofi, Mansoor Shah
Pre-Operative Renal Function And Selective Renal Vein Rennin Levels As Markers Of Favourable Outcome In Renovascular Hypertension, Malik Anas Rabbani, Alia Zaidi, Bushra Ahmad, Syed Sohail Ali, Asmooni Younus, Zaid Soofi, Mansoor Shah
Section of Nephrology
Objective: To evaluate factors that affect outcome following revascularization in patients with renovascular hypertension.
Methods: This study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital. It included all the patients diagnosed to have Renovascular hypertension confirmed by renal angiography between July 1996 to September 2000. Using ANOVA (Analysis of variance) and paired-sample t-test, several preoperative factors were evaluated for their ability to predict postoperative improvement of blood pressure and renalfunction. For descriptive purpose patients were divided into cured, improved and failure groups.
Results: Of the total 15 patients, 9 were males and 6 were females. Before the surgical procedure, 13 …
Modified Mdrd Equations Outperform The Original Equations In Chinese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease, Tazeen H. Jafar
Modified Mdrd Equations Outperform The Original Equations In Chinese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease, Tazeen H. Jafar
Section of Nephrology
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