Best Doctors for Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment in Visakhapatnam

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a condition where the renal arteries which supply blood to the kidneys become narrowed (stenosed) or blocked , leading to reduced oxygenated blood flow to the kidney thus effecting its function (renovascular hypertension - a secondary type of high blood pressure). Renal artery can be stenosed due to various causes like atherosclerosis (plaque/fatty deposit buildup within the renal artery thus reducing the blood flow), fibromuscular dysplasia (abnormal vessel development), takayasu arteritis (inflammatory disease), aortic dissection, blood clots or embolism etc,. The major risk factors of RAS smoking, high blood pressure. Most of the cases of RAS are asymptomatic but the main problem is high blood pressure that cant be controlled with medication, decreased kidney function(may end up in chronic kidney disease), pulmonary edema etc,. RAS is diagnosed with doppler ultrasound of kidneys, refractory hypertension, auscultation, captopril challenge test etc,. Management is by lifestyle modifications, cessation of smoking, diuretics, angioplasty , stenting (is done for unsuccessful angioplasty) etc, .