Contrast enhanced ultrasonography reveals a lower cortical perfusion and a decreased renal flow reserve in hypertensive patients.
Aikaterini DamianakiMariëlle Hendriks-BalkWendy BritoErietta PolychronopoulouKenji TheilerMarc MaillardJonathan MaurerPhilippe J EugsterMenno PruijmGrégoire WuerznerPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
HT patients had a lower basal renal cortical perfusion. During the cold pressor test, HT participants had a smaller increase in the PI, suggesting that renal cortical flow reserve is impaired.