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Bilateral 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.

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