Should renal color Doppler ultrasonography be a routine test in newly diagnosed hypertensive patient?. Issue 1 (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tsioufis, Costas; Andrikou, Ioannis; Pruijm, Menno; Ponte, Belén; Sarafidis, Pantelis; Koureas, Andreas; Tousoulis, Dimitrios; Agabiti-Rosei, Enrico; Mancia, Giuseppe; Burnier, Michel
• Is Part Of: Journal of hypertension. Volume 36:Issue 1(2018:Jan.)
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: chronic kidney disease -- renal resistance -- risk assessment -- secondary hypertension; Hypertension -- Periodicals; Hypertension -- Periodicals; 616.132005
• DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001508
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-5598

Abstract

Abstract : N/A: 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.