Renal artery stenosis care at Mayo Clinic
Your Mayo Clinic care team
Mayo Clinic doctors trained in kidney diseases and high blood pressure (nephrology and hypertension), vascular medicine, diagnostic and therapeutic (interventional) radiology, and heart and blood vessel diseases (cardiovascular medicine) work together to evaluate and treat people with renal artery stenosis.
Having all this expertise in one place means that your care is talked about among the team, test results are available quickly, appointments are scheduled in coordination, and the most highly specialized experts in the world are all working together for your health.
Advanced diagnosis and treatment
Mayo Clinic offers a wide variety of diagnostic options for renal artery stenosis, including Doppler ultrasound, computerized tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and renal arteriography.
Mayo Clinic also offers blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging, a specialized procedure that evaluates how much oxygen your affected kidneys are receiving to determine whether restoring blood flow in your kidneys' arteries may be of benefit.
Research leaders
Doctors at Mayo Clinic have a long-standing interest in research related to renal artery stenosis. Findings from research studies can lead to new and improved treatments.
Expertise and rankings
An experienced team
You'll receive care from Mayo Clinic doctors with expertise in kidney diseases and high blood pressure (nephrology and hypertension), vascular medicine, diagnostic and therapeutic (interventional) radiology, and heart and blood vessel diseases (cardiovascular medicine). More than 1,450 people with renal artery stenosis are treated at Mayo Clinic every year.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most highly ranked kidney disease treatment centers in the United States. The Gonda Vascular Center at Mayo Clinic brings together the expertise of doctors trained in multiple specialties to diagnose and treat people with renal artery stenosis.
Also, doctors in the Cardiovascular Health Clinic offer evaluation and preventive services to help you lower your risk of blood vessel diseases, including renal artery stenosis.