[Stenting of renal artery with or without predilatation in hypertensive patients with renal artery stenosis: results of the nine-months follow-up].

Objective: We evaluated the effects of stenting on blood pressure and renal functions in hypertensive patients with proximal/ostial atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.

Methods: Twenty-six hypertensive patients (9 female, 17 male, mean age 59.0+/-7.