Comparison of unilateral renal artery embolization versus bilateral for treatment of severe refractory hypertension in hemodialysis patients

摘要

Objective Hypertension in ESRD patients is common, and often refractory to common medical interventions. Bilateral renal embolization (BRE) is an alternative to nephrectomy in treating severe refractory hypertension in hemodialysis patients, but has drawbacks in residual renal function preservation and post-infarction syndrome. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of unilateral renal embolization (URE) for the treatment of severe refractory hypertension in hemodialysis patients.