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Grand Rounds at the British Hypertension Society: renal artery stenosis

Journal of Human Hypertension volume 21, pages 750–755 (2007)Cite this article

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Renal artery angioplasty for renovascular hypertension is a controversial subject with considerable data but few certainties. This article is a summary of the Grand Round on Renovascular Hypertension held at the British Hypertension Society Annual Conference in September 2006.

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We thank Dr GH Roditi, Consultant Radiologist at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, for expert review of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Medical Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    A J B Brady

  2. Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    I S Mackenzie & M J Brown

  3. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    S Ritchie

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Brady, A., Mackenzie, I., Ritchie, S. et al. Grand Rounds at the British Hypertension Society: renal artery stenosis. J Hum Hypertens 21, 750–755 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002260

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