Open AccessDarkness at the End of the Tunnel: Poststenotic Kidney Injury
Author(s) -
Alfonso Eirin,
Lilach O. Lerman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1548-9213
pISSN - 1548-9221
DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00010.2013
Subject(s) - renal injury , medicine , renal artery stenosis , stenosis , cardiology , population , kidney , acute kidney injury , intensive care medicine , renal artery , pathology , environmental health
Renal artery stenosis remains an important contributor to renal failure in the elderly population, but uncertainty continues to surround the mechanisms underlying progressive renal dysfunction. Here, we present the current understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms responsible for renal injury in these patients, with emphasis on those involved in disease progression.
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