In patients with fibromuscular dysplasia and renal artery stenosis, renal artery
revascularization has been used to cure hypertension or to improve blood pressure control.
To provide an up-to-date assessment of the benefits and risks associated with
revascularization in this condition, we performed a systematic review of studies in which
hypertensive patients with fibromuscular dysplasia renal artery stenosis underwent
percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty or surgical reconstruction. We assessed how …

Conclusion: Renal artery vascularization in patients with fibromuscular disease (FMD) by
angioplasty or surgery yields moderate benefits, with significant variation among studies.
Blood pressure outcome is strongly influenced by patient age. Summary: Surgery and
percutaneous renal artery angioplasty are both used to treat renal artery stenosis. Benefit for
revascularization of atherosclerotic renal arteries stenosis is limited (Nordmann AJ,
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003: CD002944; Balk E et al, Ann Intern Med 2006; 145: 901 …