Renal Artery Stenting in Consecutive High-Risk Patients With Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease: A Prospective 2-Center Cohort Study.

Background The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the effects of renal artery stenting in consecutive patients with severe atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis and high-risk clinical presentations as defined in a national protocol developed in 2015. Methods and Results Since the protocol was initiated, 102 patients have been referred for revascularization according to the following high-risk criteria: severe renal artery stenosis (≥70%) with true resistant hypertension, rapidly declining kidney function, or recurrent heart failure/sudden pulmonary edema. At baseline, the mean 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure was 166.

[Trauma of the popliteal artery. Twenty three patients treated during a 27-year-period].

Introduction: Trauma of the popliteal artery is a rare event. During a period of 14 years, only 59 cases were registered in Denmark in the national register Karbase. There are several pitfalls in the management of popliteal artery lesions which may lead to an increased risk of amputation.