Stent vs. medication for narrowed kidney artery
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial compares placing a tiny mesh tube (stent) to open the narrowed kidney artery versus continuing blood pressure medicines alone. It is for people whose high blood pressure is hard to control even with multiple medications and who have a blockage in the kidney artery that can be treated.
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Who can take part
- You have high blood pressure that stays high (daytime average ≥135/85) even with at least two different blood pressure pills.
- You are scheduled to have an angiogram of your kidney arteries.
- The angiogram shows a kidney artery with 50%–90% narrowing, and the artery is at least 4 mm wide.
- You have not had a stroke, mini-stroke, or major neck artery blockage recently.
- Your kidney is at least 8 cm long and you have not had a stent or surgery on the kidney artery before.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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