Renal artery stenosis (narrowing) is a decrease in the diameter of the renal arteries. The resulting restriction of blood flow to the kidneys may lead to impaired kidney function (renal failure) and high blood pressure (hypertension), referred to as renovascular hypertension, or RVHT (“reno” for kidney and “vascular” for blood vessel).. Renovascular hypertension is as likely to occur with …

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