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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am under treatment for high blood pressure. Recently my systolic reading (first number) was over 200, and my son took me to the emergency room. At the hospital I was given many tests, including a kidney ultrasound. The ultrasound showed clogging of the left kidney artery. My doctor said that I could have surgery to put a stent in the artery. I fear an operation. I am 88. Are there any alternatives? My kidney tests were good. - A.S.
ANSWER: There's more to your question than you might realize. This issue has to do with how a narrowed kidney artery raises blood pressure and what a narrow kidney artery does to the kidney - two separate topics.See the full content of this document
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Narrowed Kidney Artery Can Raise Bp
The cause of most high blood pressure isn't known. In a small percentage of patients, blood pressure rises because something else is going on. One of those something elses is a narrowed kidney artery. Such an artery tricks the k...
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