Renovascular Conditions
What are renovascular conditions?
Decreased circulation to the kidneys, often causing kidney failure or high blood pressure.
How are renovascular conditions diagnosed?
Diagnostic tests include CT scans and MRIs.
Treatment for Renovascular Conditions
Surgery for blocked kidneys including stenting and bypass.
Why choose NYU for treatment of renovascular conditions?
NYU’s vascular experts specialize in noninvasive testing and individualized treatment for renovascular conditions.
NYU Surgeons Who Treat Renovascular Conditions
Doctors in NYC who treat patients with renovascular conditions and other complications of deep vein thrombosis.
What are renovascular conditions?
Renovascular conditions affect the veins and arteries in the kidneys. They commonly result from atherosclerosis and stenosis (narrowing) of the renal blood vessels.
Why are renovascular conditions dangerous?
Impaired or decreased blood supply to and from the kidneys due to stenosis and blood clots can cause high blood pressure and kidney failure.
Blood clots in the renal veins, while rare, can cause pulmonary embolism.
More information about renovascular conditions is available on the Society for Vascular Surgery website.
How are renovascular conditions diagnosed?
Diagnosis begins with a physical exam and patient interview with questions about general health, medical history, and symptoms.
The physician may also order tests, including imaging of the kidneys and the blood vessels that supply the kidneys:
- CT (computed tomography) scan, also known as a "cat scan", or non-invasive imaging study involving small amounts of radiation exposure. A CT scan enables doctors to view what is going on in the inside of the body from the outside.
- MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), a machine that produces a detailed picture of the veins and arteries
Each of these diagnostic tests is performed on site at NYU Medical Center.
Treatment for Renovascular Conditions
Vascular surgeons at NYU design individualized treatment based on each patient’s general health, medical history, and particular needs.
Treatment methods for renovascular conditions include:
- Stenting to hold the renal arteries open
- Kidney bypass surgery to create arterial routes for blood to flow to the kidneys
Why choose NYU for treatment of renovascular conditions?
NYU Medical Center’s vascular surgeons critically evaluate each patient’s unique vascular health needs and lifestyle in order to produce the best individualized treatment plan for renovascular conditions.
NYU Division of Vascular Surgery offers the largest team of top-level vascular specialists in New York City. Members of a leading academic medical center, NYU’s vascular surgeons are committed to finding the most advanced, innovative, proven methods to treat renovascular conditions.
Each of NYU’s vascular surgeons is a faculty member working to translate internationally prominent clinical and academic research into new, promising treatment methods and better medical care. Clinical trials and leading-edge research at NYU evaluate promising new techniques to treat renovascular conditions. NYU’s physicians participate in scientific review boards, provide high-quality medical care for participating patients, and assist the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in evaluating new treatment methods for FDA approval.
Our Renovascular Specialists
NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
1-877-4-NYUCVI (698284)
Mark A. Adelman, M.D.
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Neal Cayne, M.D.
Director of the NYU Endovascular Surgery Program
Glenn R. Jacobowitz, M.D.
Vice Chief of the NYU Division of Vascular Surgery / Director of Vascular Surgical Services at Tisch Hospital
Lowell S. Kabnick, M.D.
Director of the NYU Vein Center
Patrick J. Lamparello, M.D.
Vice-Chair of Vascular Surgery / Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program
Thomas Maldonado, M.D.
Chief of Vascular Surgery, Bellevue Hospital
Firas F. Mussa, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the NYU School of Medicine
Thomas S. Riles, M.D.
Associate Dean for Medical Education and Technology / Frank C. Spencer Professor of Surgery
Caron Rockman, M.D.
Director of Medical Education and the Director of Clinical Research for the NYU Division of Vascular Surgery
Frank J. Veith, M.D.
The First U.S. Surgeon to Perform an Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
