Renal Artery Obstruction
Research reports from Massachusetts General Hospital provide new insights into renal artery obstruction
Published in Blood Weekly, August 20th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "A 39 year old male chef with previous right aorto-renal artery surgical reimplantation at age 8 for reported congenital renal artery stenosis presented to an outside hospital with gastroenteritis including symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Past medical history apart from previous surgery for congenital renal artery stenosis was unremarkable."
"He was an active tobacco user of one pack per day for the previous 20 years. There was no family history of premature coronary disease. Examination revealed a blood pressure of 210/100 mmHg, heart rate of 88 beats per minute and respiratory rate of 16...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-08-20)
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