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Should renal color Doppler ultrasonography be a routine test in newly diagnosed hypertensive patient?

Published inJournal of Hypertension, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 16-22
Publication date2018
Abstract

: European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate and evaluation of urinary albumin excretion rate as routine tests in the initial evaluation and during the follow-up of all hypertensive patients. However, from a clinical point of view, renal ultrasound - a noninvasive, readily available and cheap imaging modality - could contribute to the better evaluation of a hypertensive patient by identifying common causes of secondary hypertension (HTN) originating from the kidney and more recently by detecting renal injury in severe or long-standing essential HTN by measuring renal resistive indexes. The purpose of this review is to summarize the actual evidence which could support a larger use of renal ultrasound in the work-up of patients with newly diagnosed HTN.

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TSIOUFIS, Costas et al. Should renal color Doppler ultrasonography be a routine test in newly diagnosed hypertensive patient? In: Journal of Hypertension, 2018, vol. 36, n° 1, p. 16–22. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001508
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