[Structural changes in the kidney vessels in nephropathies and hypertension].

Morphological changes of the renal blood vessels were studied in 143 patients with different nephropathies and hypertensive disease. Vessels wall changes proper included: fibroelastosis, hyalinosis as well as antibodies to smooth muscle cells observed exclusively in the development of arterial hypertension. The changes were more pronounced in severe and durable hypertension.