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Ioannis Andrikou1, Costas Tsioufis1, Dimitris Konstantinidis1, Alexandros Kasiakogias1, Kyriakos Dimitriadis1, Ioannis Leontsinis1, Eirini Andrikou1, Elias Sanidas2, Ioannis Kallikazaros3, Dimitris Tousoulis1.
Abstract
Spectral Doppler ultrasonography provides the evaluation of renal resistive index (RRI), a noninvasive and reproducible measure to investigate arterial compliance and/or resistance. RRI seems to possess an important role in the evaluation of diverse cases of secondary hypertension. In essential hypertension, RRI is associated with subclinical markers of target organ damage and reflects renal disease progression beyond albuminuria and creatinine clearance. Also, RRI can estimate cardiovascular and renal risk. The evaluation of RRI may also help the therapeutic decisions. Given its simple assessment, RRI emerges as a simple method and a "multifunctional" tool that could help on the cardiovascular risk evaluation of the hypertensive patient. ©2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Entities:
Keywords: hypertensive nephropathy; renal disease; renal hemodynamics; renal resistive index
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30362245 PMCID: PMC8031325 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13410
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) ISSN: 1524-6175 Impact factor: 3.738