Open AccessBilateral renal artery occlusion: An unusual presentation of atrial fibrillation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Fu Gene Y.,
Candela Richard J.,
Yakubov Steven J.,
Mishkind Michael,
Obarski Timothy
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960171114
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , atrial fibrillation , dialysis , urokinase , embolization , renal function , thrombosis , occlusion , cardiomyopathy , renal artery , presentation (obstetrics) , heart failure , surgery , kidney
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy predisposes patients to atrial fibrillation and the development of systemic embolization. We describe a rare case of bilateral renal artery thrombosis which presented as acute renal failure requiring dialysis. The patient was successfully treated with a selective, continuous infusion of urokinase which resulted in the return of adequate renal function.