Improved renal function and blood pressure control following renal artery angioplasty: the renal artery angioplasty in patients with renal insufficiency and hypertension using a dedicated renal stent device study (PRECISION).

Aims: To evaluate the technical performance of a dedicated renal stent device and the clinical outcome.

Methods And Results: Fifty patients with 55 renal artery stenoses (RAS) >70% (66 +/- 12 years, 58% male) were included in this non-randomised, prospective, multicentre registry. Primary endpoint was the primary patency rate at one year defined as > or =70% as determined by duplex ultrasound.