Cardiohemodynamic and prognostic significance of renal artery stenting in patients with coronary artery disease

The aim of the study is to evaluate cardiohemodynamic and prognostic significance of endovascular revascularization of renal arteries (ERRA) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Materials and Methods. The authors examined 106 patients (84 men, 22 women; mean age 53±15). All the patients underwent both coronary angiography and renal artery angiography to verify chronic CAD. The authors analyzed the incidence and severity of arterial hypertension, the results of coronary and renal artery angiography, the outcomes of endovascular management of renal artery stenosis (RAS), and all-cause mortality rates. The follow-up period lasted for 10 years. Results. CAD was detected in 61 patients (58 %). Synchronous coronary and renal artery damage was detected in 12 patients (19.7 %), including hemodynamically significant renal artery stenosis (9 patients (14.8 %)). Eight patients underwent renal artery stenting. Arterial hypertension was observed in 58 of 61 patients (95.1 %) with verified CAD, including all the patients with synchronous coronary and renal artery damage. Seventeen patient (16 %) died during the monitoring period. During a 10-year period, 3 people (25 %) died from all causes in the group of RAS patients, while 14 people (14.8 %) died in the group of patients without RAS (j=1.22; р=0.37). Twelve months after renal artery stenting, there was a decrease in systolic blood pressure load, a decrease in the number of unfavorable blood pressure profiles, and a decrease in end-diastolic dimension. Conclusions. In the medium term, ERRA is associated with a decrease in hypertensive load indices and systolic BP variability, an improvement of circadian blood pressure profiles, and a decrease in left ventricle end-diastolic and left atrium dimensions. Renal artery stenosis and ERRA did not significantly affect mortality over a 10-year follow-up.