Affiliation:
1. Department of Interventional Medicine, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
2. Department of Kidney Transplantation, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
3. Department of Radiology, The Jiyang People’s Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of percutaneous intervention (PI) for transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS). Materials and Methods: Doppler ultrasonography was used as the screening tool, and angiography was the diagnostic method for TRAS. The indications for PI were (1) a reduction in lumen diameter of >50% or (2) a mean pressure gradient of >15 mm Hg. Technical success was assessed immediately after the procedure. The short-term results of stenosis were evaluated by serum creatinine (Scr) levels and blood pressure (BP). The long-term results were assessed by graft survival and renal function. Results: From October 2009 to July 2015, a total of 660 patients had kidney transplantation and 22 cases underwent PI. The technical success was 100%. The mean Scr level preintervention was 321.6 ± 167.2 (range, 171.3-862.0) μmol/L, and it decreased to 145.3 ± 44.7 (range, 74.3-260.8) μmol/L 1 month postintervention ( P < .001). Blood pressure was also improved at 1 month postintervention, as assessed by systolic (157.0 ± 13.0 vs 131.0 ± 11.0 mm Hg, P < .001), diastolic (95.0 ± 5.0 vs 77.0 ± 9.0 mm Hg, P < .001), and mean arterial pressure (116.0 ± 7.0 vs 95.0 ± 9.0 mm Hg, P < .001). The patency rate was 100%, 91.7%, and 85.7% at 1, 3, and 12 months, respectively. The secondary patency rate was 100%. Graft survival was 100% during follow-up. There was no significant deterioration in graft function or BP ( P > .05) postintervention when compared to posttransplantation. Conclusions: Percutaneous intervention for TRAS is safe and results in significant improvement both in allograft function and in BP.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery
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