The pulsatility index and the resistive index in renal arteries in patients with hypertension and chronic renal failure

TY - JOUR

T1 - The pulsatility index and the resistive index in renal arteries in patients with hypertension and chronic renal failure

AU - Petersen, L J

AU - Petersen, J R

AU - Ladefoged, S D

AU - Mehlsen, J

AU - Jensen, H A

PY - 1995/11/1

Y1 - 1995/11/1

N2 - The pulsatility index (PI) and the resistive index (RI) are used as pulsed-wave Doppler measurement of downstream renal artery resistance. Little information is available on their value in chronic renal failure and their correlation to parameters of renal function and haemodynamics. The aim was to compare PI and RI of renal arteries in healthy volunteers and in patients with hypertension and chronic renal failure, and furthermore to study the correlation of these indices to measurements of renal haemodynamics and function by standard methods in patients with renal failure and hypertension.

AB - The pulsatility index (PI) and the resistive index (RI) are used as pulsed-wave Doppler measurement of downstream renal artery resistance. Little information is available on their value in chronic renal failure and their correlation to parameters of renal function and haemodynamics. The aim was to compare PI and RI of renal arteries in healthy volunteers and in patients with hypertension and chronic renal failure, and furthermore to study the correlation of these indices to measurements of renal haemodynamics and function by standard methods in patients with renal failure and hypertension.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0931-0509

VL - 10

SP - 2060

EP - 2064

JO - Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation

JF - Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation

IS - 11

ER -