An Analysis Comparing Open Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis

Scatter-graphs of hypertension or renal function improvement (A), no change (B) and deterioration rates (C) against average time-points of measurement for surgical (red circles) and endovascular (blue triangles) studies. The sizes of points are proportional to study size. Longer surgical time-points suggest sustained longer-term outcome benefit.

5-year mortality for surgical studies.

Graphs showing the pre- and post-procedural MAP (a) and serum creatinine (b) demonstrating advantage for surgical studies and overall deterioration in post-procedural renal function in endovascular studies.

Suggested algorithm for management of patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease.