Terms Related to Renal Artery

• Renal Artery Stenosis

  Narrowing or occlusion of the renal arteries. It is due usually to atherosclerosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, thrombosis, embolism, or external pressure. It may result in renovascular ...

• Gastroepiploic Artery

  Abdominal artery that follows the curvature of the stomach. The right gasteroepiploic artery is frequently used in coronary artery bypass grafting, myocardial revascularization, and other ...

• Internal Carotid Artery

  Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the anterior part of the brain, the eye and its appendages, the forehead and nose.

• External Carotid Artery

  Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the exterior of the head, the face, and the greater part of the neck.

• Renal Hypertension

  Hypertension due to renal diseases, especially chronic parenchymal disease. Hypertension as a result of compression or obstruction of the renal artery or its branches is ...

• Coronary Artery Bypass

  Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and ...